The next morning, Charlie slid out of her bed quietly not to wake Husk up and went around to wake Alastor, Vaggie, Niffty and Angel Dust for a morning meeting. No one looked too thrilled to be up but she had cookies, bagels and coffee ready for them all so that brightened their mood just a little. Angel Dust looked around at them before staring back at the princess with a slight frown.
"I have no idea why I'm here when I'm not an employee Charlie but where is our resident drunk at?"
Vaggie arched an eyebrow but Charlie gave her a nod making the moth demon smile. So, it was about time then!
Thank god!
"I have something to announce. I know it's probably stupid that I woke you all to tell you but it means more to me to tell you all first. I don't care much for how my parents will feel about it but I view you all more as family than I do them since you're all so supportive of my dream- kind of."
She blushed lightly and rocked back on her heels. She bit her lip, glancing at the elevator. She really wanted to tell them without Husk but she didn't want him walking in on their little meeting. Though the chances of him waking up this early was a slim.
"Go on Charlie," Vaggie said, with a smile and a thumbs up.
She took in a deep breath and held her face.
"I'm in love with Husk- a long, long time now and I've been having sex with him a lot and we've been secretly dating!" the princess blurted.
Everyone but Vaggie had a blank expression on their face as the new information went processing through their heads. Charlie actually noticed Alastor had dumped a little coffee on his lap.
"WHAT THE FUCK!" Angel screamed, "I called dibs!"
"You didn't call dibs!" the princess shouted back, trying to think if he did or not.
"They were implied dibs!" the porn star screamed.
"You never said anything about implied dibs! You called dibs at the bars and clubs- that's when I said I would only go after women!"
Angel Dust let out an inhumane screech.
"Goddamnit!"
He jumped up and threw his bagel. Vaggie couldn't help the snickering she had going on and she tried to hide it into her coffee cup but that just made it worse.
"She's right!"Niffty said, "You can't call implied dibs! How were they implied without talking?!"
"Because I was hitting on that from the moment he walked in here- well teleported here!" Angel screeched.
"You hit on everyone!" Charlie snapped, "How the hell am I supposed to know the difference?! You have to call dibs!"
"You- I- UGH!"
The spider demon jumped at her and grabbed her shoulders and arms.
"I WANT DETAILS NOW!"
"That's not up to me- he has to be ok with it!"
"Anything! TELL ME ANYTHING OR I'LL LEAVE THE FUCKING HOTEL!"
"A-alright! He's really really good at the….." Charlie turned bright red, "The same stuff I'm good at!"
"You bitch!" Angel screeched, "You sucked him off in the club bathroom! That's who I heard!"
The princess' poor face was burning red hot now.
"Y-Yea so?"
"I thought you fuckin' killed the guy!"
She shook her head furiously.
"N-no! I told you the truth!"
Angel released her and kicked his floor bagel. Niffty actually looked so happy about the whole thing. Her eye sparkled with delight. She grabbed Charlie's hand, giving it a squeeze.
"You two are so cute together! You're perfect for him! Good job Charlie!"
"Thanks Niffty."
"So, why did you tell us without poor ol' Husker here?" Alastor asked with a creepy grin.
It looked a little strained.
"Because. He assumed I would be embarrassed and I'm not. I value your opinions more than my parents'. So…. I wanted to tell you guys… I think Kitty already knows though."
"She does," Vaggie said, "She told me."
"I'm not surprised…."
"She was. She wanted to hit you up and have a wild ride apparently."
Angel glared at her, "Wild ride?"
"Well, succubus can go several rounds and several hours. I would know. Can you imagine two of them together? They would've torn down Charlie's room."
He glanced at Charlie.
"Oh my god- you fuck more than once in one night?!"
"I mean-
"HOW?! HE'S OLDER!?"
"God Angel- I'm older than all of you! That doesn't mean anything!"
"No wonder Vaggie couldn't get a hold of you yesterday! You were fucking like monkeys while I was asleep in your bed! That's why he was in there! He was there to cuddle you and shit!"
"Y-yea, it's true."
So, Charlie was stuck for the next hour having Angel and Niffty question her on everything disgusting or not.
Husk was in for a shock when he woke up.
X
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Husk woke up in Charlie's bed alone. He had expected her to be pissed off by the things he had said but she seemed rather cool about the whole thing. She did seem like the type to let things go…. Or so he thought.
He left her room, got in the elevator and went down to the lobby to go have coffee with her and probably Vaggie. That sounded like a good plan… then maybe he could cheer up a little more for being a giant ass.
It is possible she liked me for a while- she did say that more than once. It couldn't be long enough to be in love with me though.
The elevator hit the bottom floor and the doors opened up. He was met with everyone in the goddamn hotel but Charlie was staring at him.
He stepped out and all eyes were on him, literally.
Angel Dust walked up to him, hands on his hips looking pissed.
"Why in the fuck would you let me flirt with you when you were fuckin' Charlie huh?"
What
WHAT
"What-
Vaggie looked up from the chair where she was flipping through a magazine.
"It's your fault," she stated.
"What- fuckin' how is it my fault?!" he snapped.
"You doubted how much she cared about you. Besides, you could be a pile of chewing gum with just eyebrows but she would love you anyways if you meant that much to her. She doesn't care one bit about physical appearance."
"Good job!" Kitty shouted from her spot, giving him a shit eating grin.
Husk saw the weird, murderous look on Alastor's face and turned towards the kitchen.
Jesus Christ is he going to murder-
Alastor appeared in front of the kitchen door before Husk could reach out and push it open.
"So, that's why you stopped drinking so much hmmm?"
All the heat left his body in an instant and his stomach felt sick like he drank too much tequila.
"Does it fucking matter to you? I get your damn jobs done," he snapped.
"That you do…. Even with more enthusiasm than before…. I was wondering why you were so antsy…. Now it makes me wonder…. Are you going to try and get out of your deal just to be with the charming princess?"
Husk swallowed hard. He hadn't thought about it. Honestly, he had assumed Charlie would get bored of him and he wanted to soak up all the caring affection she had to offer while it lasted. He wanted all the love he couldn't get when he was alive.
Love.
What a stupid four letter word and yet he wanted it more than anything.
"If- in the off chance her idea works, your damn deal leaves me stuck here… I think I'm fine with that. So you want me to keep doing fucked up shit until she decides she's tired of my ass, then whatever."
Alastor's sharp grin got bigger- much bigger, more psychotic.
"My, my dear fellow! It seems she's gotten into your fur after all, hm? You think the charming princess can save you after all?"
Husk just growled at him.
She saved him enough already.
She really did.
"I have another unofficial deal for you. I am quite sure your reaction to Charlie and I dancing is the reason she stopped dancing with me altogether."
The Radio Demon took a step closer towards him. Leaving them inches from each other's faces.
"If you allow her to dance with me again, I won't meddle. I won't play with her weird infatuation with you. I have no interest in such romantic things. The idea of such a thing is repulsive."
"F-fine. Only if Charlie wants to."
He snapped his head to the side making a sickening crack and Husk cringed slightly. The deer demon disappeared into thin air and Husk pushed open the kitchen door.
The princess sat there at the kitchen table with papers all over the place. It looked like she had been at it for a while considering she had a half full coffee pot in front of her and an almost empty coffee cup with creamer cups scattered on the table in random places. She looked up at him and grinned brightly like she did every time she saw him.
"Morning Husk! How are you feeling today?!"
"Are you fuckin' insane?!" he snapped.
Charlie blinked a few times.
"Um…. occasionally I've been told that but what did I do this time?" she asked looking wildly confused.
"You fuckin' told everybody-
"Oh."
"Oh?"
"Well, you said I would be embarrassed and I'm not. I wanted to tell everyone because it was important to me that they know I love you. I figured on the upside, Angel is backing off flirting with you."
Husk rubbed his face angrily.
"Was it really that bad that everyone knew? Did everyone give you a hard time?" she asked, sounding concerned.
"No! I just didn't want them to know-
"Why?" she asked.
"Because!"
"That's not a reason, Husk. Are you in some kind of trouble?"
"NO!"
"Oh. I know what it is then."
He blinked, hearing the hurt in her voice. Honestly, he had no idea why he was so pissed off at her. It didn't make sense at all. He was just being stupid and he knew that but Charlie didn't. He couldn't believe what she said next.
"You're not embarrassed for me. You're embarrassed of me."
He blinked a few times, rendered speechless with his mouth hanging open.
"Ya know Husk, I'm not as stupid as people think. Most of them think I'm some dumb blonde bimbo because apparently blondes were considered stupid on the living plane. I know you probably heard all the shit other demons said about me so that means you didn't want to be seen with me more than as a friend. That's it, isn't it?"
Tears started running down her face.
"Whoa- whoa! Why are you crying?!" he asked, sounding alarmed.
Hell- this was the first time he made her cry, ever.
"It's because people hate me and make fun of me…. You don't want to be seen with me! I didn't think being with you was some kind of joke at all. I love you so much because you were there for me when I needed you to be and I didn't ask- you were just there. You didn't sugarcoat anything for me, you only gave me the courage to go on."
She stood up from her chair.
What the fuck just happened?!
Charlie grabbed the roll of paper towels and ripped one off to wipe off of her face. He watched as her thin frame shook a little bit.
"You…. you aren't the only one with issues of self doubt and self loathing," Charlie whispered quietly.
"No- shit Charlie. I didn't mean it like that."
She turned a little to look at him.
"Then what did it mean?"
"It's me- I swear to god and whatever else you want me to swear too. It's not you at all. I'm just a fucking idiot and it's a big me problem."
"What do you mean?"
Husk took a few steps closer to her.
"I have the issues and none of them involve me being embarrassed by you. Fuck, I'm even lucky to have you like. Lucky enough you even wanna be around some fucking moron like me. Charlie, doll- I'm the loser. My whole life has been one fuck up after the next. Hell, my own parents dropped me more than once as a baby."
Charlie's eyebrows shot up.
"Angel said getting you was like a royal flush and he's fuckin' right. Fuck, it doesn't even feel all that real sometimes because I think it's one big ass elaborate dream I'll wake up from or some shit. Even at first I thought Alastor cast some fucked spell to mess with me."
"I highly doubt his magic is that good or he would've had me do more things like murder."
"I told you I'm an idiot."
Charlie allowed her hands to drop to her sides and gave him a tearful smile.
"You're not an idiot or a loser, Husk."
"Well, you're the only one who thinks that."
Husk plucked the paper towel from her hand and dabbed her face gently.
"I don't wanna be the reason you cry. I'm sorry babe, I am."
Charlie grinned, blushing deeply.
"Thanks and I'm sorry too. I shouldn't have lost my temper like that."
"Jesus Christ, you shouldn't even apologize-
She silenced him with a kiss. He reached over and took her hands, giving them a gentle squeeze. When the princess pulled away and looked up at him with those rose colored eyes of hers, he started cursing himself in his head.
"I um, know it's very new for you and everything. You don't have to say it back if you aren't ready and even if I gotta wait fifty years for you to say it back- I do love you. Ima remind you all the time so you'll always know. I'll love you even on your worst days because you'll still be the best to me anyways and I hope that's ok."
"Fucking christ Charlie- are you trying to make me cry?"
"I thought you couldn't cry," she said with a small, batting her eyelashes.
"Shuddup."
She giggled.
That's all he needed to hear. Next thing the princess knew, Husk had lifted her up and pinned her against the wall assaulting her lips with needy kisses. She wrapped her legs around his waist running her fingers down his neck.
"Fuck it," Husk growled against her lips.
"What-
"Drop your legs."
Charlie did as he instructed then he scooped her up. He could carry her to the elevator and up to his room. He hurried out of the kitchen.
"Wait! My paperwork!" she squeaked.
Vaggie arched an eyebrow at them since she didn't hear their lovers' spat a few minutes ago.
"Vaggie can do it."
"What-
"Jesus, can't you keep it in your fucking pants for more than five minutes?!" she yelled but the doors shut before Husk could answer back.
He pressed the second floor button because he couldn't wait any longer. His arms were getting tired and he didn't want to ruin what he started. Charlie opened the door for him since her hands were free and they went inside. Husk dropped her on his mattress carefully before shutting the door and locking it.
Husk had no plans to plow her body into the mattress like he had done several times before.
He was not a man of many words and he couldn't express how he felt about her but he wanted to show in the most sweet and loving way possible if he could manage something like that. Once he started taking her clothes off and being very careful where he threw them this time, he could smell her arousal pouring off her but there was a sweeter edge to it than normal.
He wasn't stupid enough to think he could smell 'love' but maybe it came from her confession in the kitchen. It was hard to tell.
With the princess smelling like peaches, pumpkin and just her attraction towards him made his head spin and did his best to keep his head in the right space to not merciless fuck like an animal.
Apparently he had hesitated or something, because Charlie took his face in her delicate hands, giving him a smile that practically melted the ice off his heart.
"Goddamnit-
Husk buried himself in her as deep as he could, taking it slow and whispering sweet nothings to her the whole time while trying to cut down his cussing in the process.
He just hoped it said everything he couldn't because he just couldn't say the words just yet.
