Chapter 10: What Happened?

The next day...

Alastor hummed happily as he prepared to leave for the morning. He wanted to get an early start after the very lovely evening he'd spent with Allison. After dessert they talked for hours before nearly daybreak, until Allison decided that she should get to bed soon. Oh his heart raced as he remembered how he embraced her body, how she stared into his eyes so cautiously. He relished in her fearful hesitation the blush of her cheeks and her scent...Lucifer her scent was now forever ingrained into his mind. The beautiful scent of mint would always remind him of his doe. He was becoming a tad obsessed he had to admit. The more time he spent with the lady deer he became more and more enthralled with the idea of having her around. The embrace they shared was brief. It went no further than a slight hug but he made sure that it was a very memorable one before Allison left all in a fluster at how brazen the deer was. Her reaction was flawless.

His mind reeled with every scene as the echos of the night corrupted his thoughts. It was the most intimate he's ever been with anyone in either lifetime. It must've been the alchohol but he didn't regret a thing.

As he got ready to leave for his typical morning routine music sounded from his aura as he fixed his tie. He had long since sobered up from his slight inebriation and all he was left with was a joyous smile as he gleefully planned out his next move to hinder the blue doe's progress in planning the celebration. He didn't mind waiting until after today to put his plan into motion but that didn't mean he wasn't going to mess with his lady today.

He soon summoned his staff and left his room looking rather smug. He just needed to adjust his strategy, utilize his new 'relationship' with Allie, then strike at the perfect moment when everything was at its peek. It would all come down hard like a ton of bricks leaving Allison with nothing to fall back on, nothing to make it better and nothing to show for all that hard grueling work put into the coordination. "Prepare yourself my dearest. This game is far from over." He said to himself before he strode off toward the kitchen.

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In the bar...

Vaggie didn't let Charlie and Niffty out of her sight for a second. After the events of last night she was not going to allow her girlfriend to get off that easy. Everything about that situation could've gone awry. Who knows how Alastor would've reacted if she hadn't stepped in? Then there's the very fact that Alastor and Allison were even on a date at all. What the ever-loving-fuck was that all about? If things were a nightmare before they were turning into full on insanity now but one problem at a time.

Currently Vaggie stood behind her lover's stool as she watched her and Niffty eat their waffles somberly like a warden keeping an eye on a pair of inmates. Husk and Angel watched in confusion wondering what Charlie of all people could've done to make Vaggie this pissed off. "Should we ask?" Angel Dust questioned. Husk just shrugged before drinking his beer.

Briskette then walked in from the kitchen with two plates stacked high with more waffles fresh off the iron and still steaming. "Who's ready for fourths!" She announced happily as she placed the plates in front of everyone. "I think everyone's had enough Brisk." Vaggie said. "Speak for yer self!" The spider chimed in as he filled his plate with the freshly served breakfast. While Angel was greedily endulging in his food the happy little baker looked around the room for any sign of her absent friend who was normally always punctual to breakfast. "Has anyone seen Allison this morning?" Asked Briskette as her face took on a more worried look. Husk hummed in response as he too surveyed the bar in suspicion. "No In fact I haven't seen Alastor either." He said. Vaggie darted her eyes slightly knowing well what the potential reason for the two not being present was. Though she knew Alastor well enough that he probably wouldn't have done anything with Allison she couldn't help but wonder: what if? On the one hand Alastor was a ruthless serial killer but on the other hand he was also a gentleman. He wouldn't cross any unseemly lines with the doe if she wasn't inclined to play along. No that just wasn't his style plus he was ace, sex wasn't even his scene and she didn't know where Allison stood on the matter but her shy timid demeanor probably made her sex life very uneventful. "That's fuck'n weird that bastard never misses a meal." Husk concluded. Charlie looked like she wanted to verbally burst but Vaggie's glare of disapproval was enough to keep her silent. Thankfully she wouldn't have to say much because Alastor soon appeared out of nowhere happily greeting everyone. "Good morning dear friends!" He cheered in his loud staticy voice. Everyone was taken aback by how gleeful the man was. He looked as though he had come back from his most successful kill yet with the way he was smiling. It really put Vaggie off as she shuddered. She didn't even want to think of what the two got up to after she had left with Charlie and Niffty.

"You look happy." Angel said, speaking the mind of everyone at the bar. Alastor tilted his head with curiosity. "I'm normally quite chipper dear." He responded. "He means more than usual." Husk clarified. Alastor shrugged and walked over to a seat. "So Strawberry pimp what'd you do for those secret dinner plans?" The spider asked with a naughty undertone that made the deer slightly uncomfortable but his mood never wavered.

"I believe when something is considered a secret it is meant to stay that way." He answered. Angel pursed his lips indignantly as he glared suspicious eyes at the demon while the deer took a seat on one of the barstools. Just when he had pulled out a handkerchief to tie around his neck Brisk slammed a plate of waffles down in front of him bringing her face close to his wearing an intimidating grin as she looked the demon dead in the eye. "Have you seen Allison?" She asked bluntly. Alastor was a tad surprised by the cat's close proximity as he nudged her away with his staff. "I haven't seen Ms. Blue since last night I'm afraid." He said vaguely making the chimeress squint accusingly as though she was searching him for any signs of lying. He wasn't lying but he wasn't telling the whole truth either. It's true his last encounter with the blue doe demoness was indeed last night but what he failed to mention was that they'd been on a date together. Briskette pulled away then untied her apron. "I'm going to go look for her!" She annonounced before tossing her apron aside unknowingly letting it fall onto Husk's face before running off toward the elevator.

Husk roughly pulled the item off his face before growling at a giggling Angel Dust and an amusedly grinning Alastor. After wordlessly mocking his friend the deer began decorating his breakfast in his own assortment of condiments that he himself manifested such as berries and whipped cream. Alastor had no taste for sweets so this was more than enough for him. As he ate Vaggie glared at him. She didn't know what Alastor was up to this time or why he wanted to date Allison but she did know that it would be best to keep her eye on him.

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Allison was in a her room frantically fixing her hair and removing her make up after realizing she'd overslept. The whole time she rubbed the smeared paint off her face she remembered everything about her dinner with Alastor. She really enjoyed the evening but as she recalled the event just before her departure she groaned in frustration with herself. In the beginning they talked and fed each other small portions of food and even danced a little. It was nice until she had to go and Alastor wished her goodnight in the most unexpected way.

*Flashback*

"I-It's n-nearly morning I-I have to go." Allison said timidly as she pulled away from her date. After turning to go he stopped her by taking hold of her hand leaving her shocked. He then gently pulled her into a close intimate embrace and gave her a chaste peck on the neck just above her choker. She couldn't stop blushing from how unexpected it was. He then whispered into her ear. "I look forward to seeing you again my dearest." He stated sinuously before letting her go. Allison stared wide eyed at the deer before she quietly reached for the door still staring at the serial killer. She soon felt the knob then looked away briefly and said, "G-goodnight." Before leaving quickly.

*Presently*

Allison groaned again vexed and ashamed of herself. It had become clear to her that the demon was trying to distract her from continuing her planning. Had she not stopped herself she would've kissed him back then it would've all gone down hill from there. She couldn't do it, she couldn't allow herself to cross that line. As mentioned before Allison prides herself on professionalism. She's already broken too many personal rules, just letting the guy woo her and allowing him to kiss her was asking for trouble. She couldn't let anything like that happen again. She had to resist him no matter the cost. After getting every last spot of color off of her face Allison sighed vowing that from here on out she needed to keep her relationship with the radio demon strictly professional. She had to if she wanted to finish planning this event. He was not a being to mess around withn, it was too dangerous and she couldn't take anymore risks with him.

Allison quickly turned in her seat but just as she was about to get up the doe was met with the face of her dear friend Brisk who had seemingly come out of nowhere.

"W-what the!" She yelled in shock. Allison then fell back off her seat hitting the floor with a loud thud. Briskette looked conserned as to why her friend was so surprised by her presence. Allison was always easy to scare but this seemed to be a bit of an overreaction for her, as though the doe was caught doing something unseemly.

"You didn't come down for breakfast this morning." Brisk said simply. "I-I...I was still getting ready as you can see." Allison defended before she quickly got to her feet and closed the silky blue robe she wore. "Okay fair enough but that still doesn't explain why you skipped dinner last night." The cat said crossing her arms vindictively. Allison looked away blushing trying not to let Brisk see her shame. "I-...I wasn't hungry." She answered. Brisk softened her gaze into a more worried look. "You're not starving yourself over work again are you?" She asked in genuine consern. Allison immediately turned to meet the motherly cat's eyes. "No of course not!- I just didn't have much of an appetite is all." She assured. She didn't want her friend to worry, but how could she possibly tell her that she had been on a date with the Radio Demon? God knows how the feline would react. Briskette eyed her companion suspiciously before she completely infiltrated her personal space and began sniffing her intentively like a feral animal. Allison was shocked by the action but then again it was Briskette. You never know what she might do. The chimeress pulled away then stated accusingly. "You smell like sugar! Is that why you skipped dinner? Did you fill up on sweets before eating? I've told you that would spoil your appetite!" The cat scolded her paws on her hips in sterness. Allison just stared at her friend bemused until she finally caught on to what the older lady had deduced. "I-I suppose I've been found out." She muttered sheepishly. Brisk relaxed her posture and took the taller woman by the hand comfortingly. "Oh Allie you had me worried I thought something was really bothering you last night." She said. Allison looked down guiltily. She hadn't meant to get her friend so worked up. After all she pretty much disappeared on her and Vaggie, what else did she expect? At the time she just couldn't come up with a plausible excuse for skipping dinner. Thank Satan, the overbearing cat drew her own conclusion before she'd have to come up with anything herself. "I'm sorry you had to go and make such a fuss over nothing. I never meant to worry you." She apologized sincerely.

The chimeress smiled then sqeezed her thin-framed friend in a typical happy-Briskette hug "Oh, It's okay Blueberry!" She said before releasing the doe. "I'll save a big stack of waffles for you whenever you're ready to eat, okay?" She offered.

Allison nodded then waved in approval signaling the lady cat that she would take her up on her offer. After Brisk had finally left the doe sighed with relief. Briskette hadn't seemed to notice her removing her makeup. It was fine as far as she was concerned. This was the last time she'd ever take such an insane risk like that again. Even though Allison enjoyed her time with Alastor she couldn't possibly do something so reckless again. He was as much a charmer as he was a beast. All smiles and one hell of a bite. She couldn't allow herself to let her guard down like that again. From where she saw it she was lucky the deer was in a good enough mood that he didn't want to kill her.

She washed up her face in the bathroom, got dressed, then summoned her staff and grabbed some papers, before walking out of her room and toward the elevator. She got in, pressed the button for the first level then exhaled in preparation for the many questions that she just knew she was going to be swarmed with.

She internally thought up the excuses she'd use although most of them were half true. She just hoped Ms. Vagatha wouldn't be too angry with her unprofessionalism. She gripped her staff in one hand and her papers in the other. Anticipation buzzing through her body like a swarming hoard threatening to burst out. Doing her best to stay calm. The doe straightened her posture and waited for the elevator to stop, then walked off without hesitation. The faster she got through this the faster she could get to work.

Allison walked into the bar quietly trying to avoid everyone. The only people up this morning were the staff, Angel Dust and Briskette; those were the people she dreaded seeing the most, especially Alastor. He hadn't seemed to have notice her yet. Good she could head into the kitchen to... "Allison!" Niffty called out causing everyone to look up toward her direction simultaneously. Soon all eyes were on the blue doe as she awkwardly stared back sweat perspirating on her forehead while everyone watched her intently.

Whatever confidence she had accumulated from her internal pep talk was lost in the air, being carried away by the heavy silence like a breath in the wind. Vaggie looked surprised by the doe's presents. Her expression was unreadable but she had a form of relief in her eye. Niffty, Charlie and Angel eyed her like hungry determined lions staring at prey, Alastor did so as well only his hunger was a tad different. Husk couldn't have cared less and Brisk waved happily.

Vaggie began to worry about the many uncomfortable stares that were fixed onto the blue deer especially Alastor's, so she quickly walked over to Allison and pulled her into the kitchen. "I need your help with the dessert inventory!" The moth said as she dragged the doe by the hand into the cooking area. Once they were inside Vaggie turned to the the blue woman with folded arms. "Are you okay?" She asked seriously. Allison looked away rubbing her arm sheepishly as she answered. "O-of course I am why..." the younger demoness suddenly grabbed the lady's upper arms and stared her down wanting a valid answer from her. "You know why I'm asking." Allison whimpered then darted her eyes downward. "H-he didn't do anything indecent. We just talked and ate together." She admitted somewhat truthfully.

"You mean it? He didn't try anything? he didn't feed you anything suspicious?" She questioned. "He put venison in the jambalaya we ate but other than that no." She said trying to stay calm. She couldn't possibly tell Brisk about last night and especially not Vaggie. The moth would completely blow a gaskette and maim both her and Alastor for such behavior. Vaggie slowly loosened her grip on the doe as she noticed the strained look on the woman's face. The moth was worried beyond belief now as she calmed herself and backed away from the demoness figuring that she was scaring her. "Okay." The moth said. She caught Allison blushing and realized that she shouldn't go blowing shit out of proportion. The doe was allowed to be with whoever she wanted even if it was Alastor. Besides she trusted Allie far more than she trusted Alastor. The conserned moth then placed a gentle hand on the older demoness's shoulder looking her in the eye and giving her a serious but not angry glare. "Look I'm not gonna get mad at you if like him alright?" Allison perked in fear at that statement until Vaggie continued. "It isn't my place to tell you who you should like, but I will recommend that you don't let your guard down around Alastor and do not allow him to manipulate you." Vaggie warned. Allison looked down in understanding.

Vaggie was, right if she allowed herself to become swayed by the conman things could get ugly. She did not want to loose control and do something reprehensible just because she was foolish enough to let herself be heartbroken and made a fool of. She nodded saddly conveying her understanding to the moth, making the chica sigh in relief.

Alastor was not someone to be so coy with. It worried Vaggie what might happen if Allison was smitten with the man. He could take advantage of her feelings and use her for whatever sick plans he had in-store against the hotel or worse he could hurt Allison.

"I understand your concerns Ms. Vagatha. I know all too well to be careful around Alastor's sort." She responded. Vaggie softened her face as she was reassured by the lady's statement. "Alright then." She said simply before turning from the doe and back toward the kitchen doors.

Allison watched as the moth looked back and gave the doe one final look of worrisome warning before finally pushing the door open and stepping through. Allison was then left standing alone wondering what she'd do about all of this. What if Alastor ended up asking for another meeting? What would she do then say "no"? She could only imgine how the deer would react to rejection. Not wanting to think about it she surpressed a shutter and walked toward the door herself.

This was really not her day.

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Later on...

The staff were busy conducting their usual bussiness of running the hotel cleaning, tending to the patrons, ensuring their stocks were full and paperwork was done while Allison and Briskette were handling the decor for the celebration. The two ladies were going around making some little touches here and there, passing out the new flyers and itineraries to the guests. Brisk even managed to slipped some candies and cookies to the patrons but they were annoyedly disappointed by the lack of drugs in the treats thus most of them grumbled with peeved scowls while others enjoyed the sweets.

"R-remember w-we start at 7pm this S-Sunday..." Allison stammered as she gave out a paper to a passing guest who took it reluctantly but intrigued by the offer. Just as the passing creatures took the papers and walked off in their numerous directions Allison immediately piped up her final pitch for the party. "O-oh!- a-and feel free to sign up for the Tango dancing contest, the prizes are free passes to Lulu World!" She exclaimed in her loudest voice- but not too loud. Suddenly a brutish demon who was being handed a flyer pointed menacingly at the surprised doe. "Look lady nobody's interested in some fuck'n passes to...wait." The guy paused. "Did you say Looloo land or Lulu World?" He asked. Allison confusedly clarified with a raised brow. "Lulu World."

"Yeaaaah shit! Babe we're finally going on vacation!" He cheered while Allison futilely tried to correct him. "Sir you have to win the contest to..." the guy was gone before she could even finish her sentence. The blue demoness sighed as she held out more to other patrons hopefully they all understood the gimmick better than that fool.

After handing out the flyers Allison figured it wouldn't hurt to check on the touches that were added to the decor. After the incident with the cake creature it was found that even with Allison's ability to instantaneously fix the problem some of the decorations needed some fixing up like the cake coated silk fabrics and destroyed flowers. She asked Brisk to fix up the damage and redo the set up while she tended to the flyers, though she had her doubts. She didn't distrust her companion's decisions.

The cat was very keen when it came to detail so she didn't worry about that but she was worried about how long it would take considering her friend's indecisiveness. She figured it'd be best if she went to help her out a bit.

"Hi Allison!" Called a high pitched voice from below the woman. She looked down to find Niffty looking up at her innocently. How ironic concidering she and the princess were spying on her and Alastor's date.

"Oh Ms. Niffty I..." suddenly the little cyclops darted onto Allison's back looking around the back of her neck. "What? Alastor didn't leave anything on you! How is anyone suppose to know you're together if he doesn't leave a mark?" She shrieked causing Allison to blush in embarrassment at the implication. She could feel the onlookers eyeing her which made her nervous so she grabbed Niffty by the waist like she was a child and brought her down. "A-Alastor and I didn't do anything like that dear we just talked and had dinner together." She explained half truthfully. "But- but the last chapter said 'dessert wasn't over yet' you had to have done something more!" She almost whined. Allison squinted in extreme confusion. "Wait what was that about-...?" Niffty cut her off immediately before rambling on. "That's not important! What is important is that you have to let people know you're with Alastor before someone else steals him away." The cyclops warned flailing her arms comically as though this was a matter of life and death.

The taller demoness made calming gestures as she talked down the little bug trying to set things straight. "L-listen dear Alastor and I are merely acquaintances, we're not in any kind of relationship like that." She assured. Niffty stared unamused as though she had been told another of Alastor's dad jokes. Allison wasn't making anything easier, that is until she recalled the way Alastor was staring at her earlier. That big observant eye of hers, never missed a thing. That wolfish grin made it seem as though the deer was ready to pounce on the blue female. Even if they didn't have sex something so much as bordering on sensual must have happened between the two, to make the voodoo ace smile like that. He might as well had been devouring her with his gaze right then and there.

The small pouted frown soon stretched into a widely curved mischievous grin as she made an 'okay' gesture with her fingers. "Yeah acquaintances. Right. I get it." She said as she squinted knowingly. Allison became thouroughly weirded out by the cyclop's strange gestures like she knew some dirty inside joke. She wasn't going to continue indulging these silly ideas. If anything she just wanted to forget what really happened between her and Alastor. She glared exasperatedly then said in an annoyed tone. "Aren't you and Angel Dust suppose to be doing the cooking?" The woman questioned seriously looking stern. Niffty darted her eye opposite of Allison's direction sweating profusely before Vaggie's voice was heard from somewhere in the distance. "Niffty where are you?" The little bug then darted off and away from the awkward situation she'd put herself in and back toward the kitchen so as to not arouse the moth demoness' wrath. Allison was begining to feel a headache coming on but she needed to finish her work.

She continued on toward the café. Once she made it she noticed the decor looking so much better than before. She then saw Briskette flying around from sash to sash placing each one in the most suitable places. The purple and white fabrics connected from all around the café to the center held together by the containers meant to hold the flowers which had yet to be placed and was all brought into the center of the ceiling held together by the fancy dark chandelier with many eyes on it.

The original set up was a bit more simple before but this was far more lovely and just a tad more elaborate. She knew she could count on Briskette. The chimeress really knew how to make a master piece out of salvaged goods. It seemed as though she had just finished as she was tying the last sash. Allison looked around in awe at how well it was all coming together. Demons passing by were also taken by the scenery and were talking about the upcoming celebration with such excitement that it gave Allison some hope. A lot of words like 'fancy-looking' and 'classy', were floating around as people conversed about the event that was to come after seeing the café. This drove Allison even more to want to make this celebration a success. Briskette looked up from her task and instantly she smiled and swooped down to her friend/surrogate daughter's side and hugged her tightly. Allison was not opposed to Brisk's affectionate embrace as she gave a tiny smile. "Allie how do you like the venue?" She asked gesturing to her work. Allison looked around once more still as enthralled as she was the second she walked in. "It l-looks far more s-spacious and lively now, it's perfect." She said. Brisk then brought up some fire lillies from their set up before. "Almost we still need the flowers would you like to do the honors?" She asked happily. Allison was about use her powers to place the hellish plants but suddenly the flowers were levitated by a green aura. "W-what the..." the lillies were raised higher and higher until they barley touched the chandelier then instantly burst into a beautiful infinite rain of falling red rose petals.

It was quite spectacular as Allison stared at the fallen flower pieces she caught in her hand, feeling the soft texture against her palm. The petals were genuine and likely enchanted to keep falling like this. How was any of this even happening who could have...

"What do you think my dearest?" Alastor whispered as he came up behind the doe taking her hand and planting a chaste kiss upon the back of it, making the doe surprised. She instantly spun around and stepped back a little. Brisk stepped in front of her protectively. Allison was not stupid about to let her guard down around him and frankly her chimeress friend had the same idea.

"I do hope you don't mind the little change darling I simply thought roses would be far better suited for the object of this celebration!" Alastor spoke fondly. He then snapped his finger making a single short black stemmed red rose appear into his hand as he charmingly offered it to Allison. The doe just stared at the flower and the never ending smile on the demon's face unable to answer. She very much loved the idea. Roses were perfect. They accented the very contrast between lust and purity so well but she couldn't tell Alastor that or else she'd be encouraging the liberties he was taking. Allison tried to hold her nerves together as she hesitantly took the rose so to not offend the mysterious beast that lied under that calmed façade.

Once the blue woman excepted the gift Alastor snapped another finger causing the café to explode with red roses, with black leaves peeking out from the bouquets. The theme still held strong even with the many demon eyes that stared from the center of the vases. Allison was even more speechless than before as she watched the new flowers blossom before her very eyes. It was the most beautiful thing she'd ever seen but the doubt in the back her mind felt like it was too good to be true.

Why the hell would Alastor help unless he was up to something sinister. Before she could say anything Alastor pulled the doe to his side. "A perfect touch if I do say so myself." He said looking down at his counterpart the contact made Allison blush profusely as she held her rose to herself protectively.

"Wonderful! Now please let my blueberry go!" Brisk somewhat demanded sweetly as she grinned menacingly at the tall red man holding her seemingly uncomfortable friend. Alastor turned his head and looked down at the winged she-cat feigning surprise. "Oh my apologies Ms. Briskette! I was a tad distracted." He excused as he looked to Allison making her blush worse as she tried to pull herself away from him. Brisk swiftly took Allison by the waist and effortlessly pulled her from the demon's hold lifting her high over her head. Allison looked confused and surprised but internally she was greatful to the feathery furball. "Well good thing I'm here to keep you grounded! Now if you'll excuse us we're going to go check on the food." Brisk said as she carried Allison away. Alastor watched on amused by the exit but it didn't deter him from his plans. His teeth bared sharp as he smiled darkly at Allison's form.

He wanted more than anything to see that lovely blue doe in complete despair. Oh he'd promised not to mess up their planning but he said nothing about not inserting himself into the fray to spice up the decorations and other amenities. He just needed to be patient and let his sweet little doe come to him.

...

Later elsewhere Vaggie and Charlie had finished their paperwork and were now placing the new flyers all around the hotel. Charlie had pretty much over done it when her girlfriend had to pry a few patrons from under the adhesive paper. Other than that, the day was pretty smooth which got Vaggie wondering, why? So far nothing was going wrong. No fights, no monsters, no inebriated guests. They were already in the middle of the day and so far not a single calamity had befallen their plans. The moth became suspicious even when Alastor hadn't done anything at all she was suspicious of him he was just that dangerous.

"I just realized something I hadn't heard a peep from Alastor all afternoon." She said. "Al hasn't really done anything to bother us at all accept when he disregarderd our restrictions for the itineraries." Charlie said. "The cake monster." Vaggie recalled flatly. Charlie fell silent darting her eyes in thought. She too had her suspicions that Alastor was responsible for that catastrophy but she couldn't really do anything about it now.

"Even so Charlie we should probably keep our guard up something is bound to happen at some point." The moth said. "Come on Vaggie I know things haven't been great lately but that's more of a reason to take whatever breaks we can get. Right?" The princess said smiling as she put a hand on her girlfriend's shouler sweetly. Vaggie smiled back lovingly then reached both hands up to taller girl's face cupping it gently. Charlie melted into the touch expecting a kiss until the moth began pinching her cheeks playfully. "Don't think you're completely off the hook for that little stunt you and Niffty pulled. You're still on probation until the party." She warned as she streched the hellborn's face comically. Charlie giggled and squeeled at the not-so-harsh treatment as her cheeks burned from both embarrassment and love. Vaggie then kissed the taller girl's forcibly puckered lips chastly before letting go and watched somewhat satisfied with how Charlie rubbed her swollen face.

"Ugh get a room would ya!" Yelled Angel dust from behind the two. Vaggie glared then squinted her eye at the spider in confusion. "I thought you and Niffty were cooking, the amount of food required should've taken you two all day." The moth stated suspiciously. "Nif's handling the rest it's pretty much done by this point." Angel replied smoking a cigarette and holding Fat Nuggets in his lower arms.

The girls looked to their patron astonished by his claim no way had they finished making all that food yet. "How the fuck where you able to pull that off?" Vaggie questioned in disbelief. "Al came by an' offa'd ta help. He might as well had done it all himself. No voodoo shit either he just cooked his fluffy Bambi-ass off an' told us what to do. Whateva's left to do he an' Niffty are finishing it up." The spider explained.

Charlie looked happy while Vaggie wasn't buying it. Not Angel Dust's story but the fact that Alastor was actually being helpful. 'What's that shitlord up to now?' Vaggie thought. She then put down her stack of remaining flyers and stomped off toward the elavator. "Where are you going Vaggie?" Charlie asked. "To make sure there isn't any extra spice in the food." She vaguely responded leaving Angel and Charlie to watch her go.

After a minute Angel took a drag from his smoke then turned to the shorter princess. "Sooooo what exactly happened that got you grounded by yer gal?" Angel asked curiously. Charlie shrugged in embarrassment. She realizes now that she and the little one-eyed housekeeper may have gone a little overboard trying to impeded on other people's business. She felt stupid for doing it and promised not to do it again but she technically never promised not to tell anyone although she figured she shouldn't. "Oh...me and Niffty got a little...nosey is all." She said downplaying the truth so that she wouldn't reveal too much she really wanted to tell someone this amazing news but it wasn't her place to. Charlie hated keeping secrets however she had to, it was the least she could do to make up for causing such a ruckus last night.

Angel smirked when he saw the way the princess squirmed. Oh he was going to get to the bottom of this, unfortunately for Charlie the slut was infinitely more nosey than the two hotel staff members combined. "Nosey about what exactly?" He asked slyly. Charlie tensed even more and began to sweat profusely. "N-nothing much really." Man this girl was terrible liar. "Did it have sumthin ta do wit Al?" He pried. Charlie bit her lip nervously trying to keep the truth in. "Nope!" She squeeked. "Ya sure? He said he had some mysterious dinner plans. You get a good look at what he was doin?" Angel teasingly lead the witness, watching for any signs of discomfort which she did plenty of every time he hit the nail on on the head.

"Was he eating by himself?" The princess looked away calmly.

"Was he with someone?" Charlie shrank back sweating, that's a yes.

"Was it a fella?" The girl mumbled a bit. Nope.

"Was it a broad?" Charlie pulled her hair from both sides over her face fighting her tongue. "So who was it?" Angel asked knowing he wouldn't get a straight answer. "Mm-mm!" Charlie refused still hiding in her hair. Angel had a hunch of who Alastor was likely with but he wanted confirmation and the hellborn royal was his only ticket to knowing for sure.

"Was it..." Charlie was about to blow and she didn't want to upset Vaggie again. She had to get away before she spilled everything to the one person in the hotel who would probably spread the news like a wild hellfire. She had to keep herself from telling so she did the only thing she could do.

She started screaming like a mad person and ran crazily down the hall flailing her arms with the grace of a lunatic in a psyche ward. Angel watched awkwardly as the princess ran off all the way toward the stairs that she likely didn't see until she was falling down the steps hearing nearly every thud, bump and fumble as she continued to fall like a weighted rag doll.

Angel's bewildered eyes were wrought with confusion. He did not expect the princess to pull that stunt but then again who knows what that girl would do to keep a secret, especially when her girlfriend was on her case. "Shit I was so close." He said. The spider took one last drag from his cigarette and before blowing out smoke as he thought. His little interrogation did bare some fruit. Al had indeed gone on a date, he just needed to know with whom he was with.

The porn actor squinted and grinned with sinister intent as he stroked the spikey back of his pet swine evily. "Soon my pet. Soon." He cooed in a wicked tone like an evil villian ready to unleash his most diabolical plan yet.

...

In the kitchen Alastor had just finished cooking his famous crab cakes while Niffty washed up the dishes. Ever since the demon took over the task their inventory doubled to the point that they had to move the desserts to another fridge. Alastor cooked so much food in no time at all it almost seemed as though most of the dishes were prepped ahead of time before the guy even offered to help. Angel was a bit suspicious of the deer suddenly being so involved in the preparations but he soon got over it when he realized he'd have less work to do. Now everything was done ahead of schedule and after the final dish was put away Alastor took off his apron making it dissapate into thin air then waited expectantly at the kitchen door.

He condescendingly looked at his wrist watch as the inevitable was sure to come. Then right on cue the doors opened and in came Vaggie who was wielding her spear while wearing a threatening scowl as she glared up to the smiling man. "Why hello Ms. Vagatha what br-..." he was cut off by a blade to the face as usual, ever since the two first met. "Don't play that shit with me you ass-clown! What the hell are you up to this time?" She demanded angrily, never breaking eye contact with the bastard. "My dear I'm not up to anything! I was merely assisting with the banquet for the celebration!" He assured. Vaggie stared intently at the conman she knew she couldn't trust him even though she could see out the corner of her only eye that nothing was a miss. She took her gaze off of him long enough to look around the kitchen. Nothing was out of place and Niffty even seemed to be in check. She reluctantly lowered her weapon but she was still on her guard.

"Why do you care all of a sudden?" She interrogated. "You obviously think celebrating lust sinners is pointless. Why go through any trouble to help unless you're planning something?" She added holding her spear in one hand and a fist to her hip. Alastor only chuckled before responding. "As everyone in the room already knows Ms. Blue and I spent an enthralling evening together, a lovely meal, a wonderful chat! It was quite spectacular in spite of that little interruption.-..." He said throwing a glare toward Niffty who began washing the dishes frantically once she felt the coldness of her master's annoyance on her back. "Never the less we enjoyed our evening and in exchange for such a grand rendez-vous I agreed not to interfere with any planning for the celebration. It's as simple as that." The demon adjusted his monocle while Vaggie digested the revelation. She wasn't stupid or oblivious like most the other staff members. "Wait did you make a deal with her?" She asked in worry. "Ha! No it was just a small agreement." He said. Vaggie squinted her eye in suspision. She may have only known Allison for only four days but she knew the woman well enough that she wouldn't recklessly suggest such a dangerous proposition with the Radio Demon of all people, but Alastor? Alastor would definitely be bold enough to make that move.

Which then begged the question; why? Why would the most powerful demon in Hell ever want to go on a date with someone he considered weaker than himself? Was he messing with her or...? "Well I should be on my way! I have a broadcast this evening and I surely don't want to be late!" He declared on his way toward the door. Vaggie followed him off with her gaze then dissipate her spear before crossing her arms and asking one last question. "Do you actually like her or something?" Alastor froze mid stride at the query, the jazzy music that sounded from him scratched as his body paused. He may be a bloodthirsty beast and a dealmaker but he was also a gentleman. He always told either half or cruel truths in order to avoid lying. If he did ever lie it'd be for something petty that wouldn't affect anything or anyone long-term. His mother raised him better than that. So when he was asked if he was infatuated with the doe he couldn't deny it but he certainly couldn't tell Vaggie of all people the truth.

Vaggie waited for the deer to give some bullshit laugh and deny everything but he was silent. That was weird the guy was a walking chattering jukebox who always had something to spout on about. The fact that he wasn't answering at all left a chill up Vaggie's spine, as her scowl fell into a shocked frown. 'Holy shit' she thought. Suddenly Alastor said a little too loudly. "I have to pick up my dry cleaning!" He said. "I thought you said you had a broad-..." Vaggie was cut off breifly by the demon's sudden disappearance from the kitchen. "Cast." She finished in a low tone as she and Niffty were left alone. "Oh Lucifer, what the fuck is going on today?" She asked herself.

"I don't know but it's getting interesting." Said a sudden regal male voice from one of the counter tops behind the startled moth. Lucifer had once again answered her unintentional prayers and came out of nowhere eating a bucket of popcorn. "Why do you keep showing up?" Vaggie yelled in annoyance. "Well stop calling on me!"

Niffty turned toward the confrontation, confused before yelling out the most comprehesible thought her mind could conjure. "CLOWN!"

Which only made Vaggie's frown even worse.

...

Outside the kitchen Alastor swiftly paced through the café and toward the lobby. He had found himself out of sorts after evading Vagatha's last question. "Do you actually like her...?" Those words carried through his brain like a mantra. Of course he had an infatuation with the blue doe, he wouldn't deny that but he'd be damned twice if he let anyone know his weakness while he and said doe were in the middle of a game. He had to keep it to himself or else the staff could use his emotions against him to win, no way-- not even in Hell would he allow that!

Besides he knew these feelings were fleeting he'd get over her as soon as he sends her packing. There was no need to ever tell her or anyone the truth. As he thought this he walked toward the front door so he could leave for his broadcast. On his way out he noticed Allison and Brisk talking amongst each other about the decorations for the lounge.

His eye lingered on the blue lady for a while watching her as she uietly focused on her notes, discussing the arrangements to the winged she-cat. She looked so enticing with that cute little pout of her lips and the way her tail twitched every now and again made whatever life-sustaining thing in his body that resembles a heart-- skip like a record on a chronograph. He instantly pulled his eyes away before turning back toward the door and leaving. He had to take his mind off of the celebration if only for today so that tomorrow, he could rain down all the chaos he wanted upon these silly little pawns.

...

Husk watched as he pushed a dollie holding crates of the champagne for the party. He saw his so-called master basically sprinting toward the front door like he was in a hurry. This got the cat curious and despite what curiosity did to the cat, he wanted to know why the freak was acting weirder than usual. He's been wondering this ever since the deer showed up late to breakfast. So he followed the guy out toward the front door noticing him staring over at Allison before leaving.

Husk felt his eye twitch after that scene. The chimera hid behind the entrance of the café in shock. He tried to deny that what he saw was anything but what it looked like. However what he couldn't deny, much to his absoulte horror, was the deep red blush on the deer demon's face as he stared at the blue doe coordinator.

To Be Continued...