Chapter 13: A Velvet full of Excitement

It's been two weeks since the incident at the mall, Crystal decides to have an easy going day. She is sitting on the bed in her room as she reads a book and little Sapphire is sleeping next to her. Suddenly, she hears a knocking at the door.

Crystal turns her head and calls out, "Doors open."

The doors open and walking into the room are Charlie, Vaggie, Niffty and Lilac."

"Hi Crystal, how are you doing today?" Charlie asks.

"Doing fine, just reading a book," Crystal says.

Soon, Sapphire wakes up and walks on the bed to see Charlie and the others.

Vaggie pets Sapphire on the head, "Hello Sapphire, nice to see you too."

Sapphire oinks happily in reply.

Nifty jumps on the bed and Lilac sits on the bead.

Lilac sighs and lays down on it, "The day is actually a pretty relaxed day, despite this place being Hell and all."

"I know. It's too bad we haven't had anyone else arriving at the hotel," Charlie says.

"I think these things still take time. The best you can do is try to prompt the hotel the best you can," Vaggie says.

"And we'll be here to help you," Niffty happily says.

"Glad to know you guys think so," Charlie says.

Crystal says, "So girls, any idea why you decided to visit my room? Other than a friendly visit."

The girls look at each other and soon remember.

"Oh yeah. I was thinking of us having a sleepover tomorrow night," Charlie says.

"A sleepover huh, I haven't been to one in a long time," Crystal says.

Then says, "Sure I think we could do a sleepover."

"That sounds great. Of course, this is actually going to be a girls only sleepover," Charlie says.

"Let me guess, Angel Dust and Alastor are busy while Husk is not interested," Crystal suspects.

"In a way. Angel is actually going to be at work all day. Said something about photo shoots, film shooting and a performance, the usual Porn stuff," Vaggie says.

"Alastor is actually going to be working on a radio broadcast and he's going to be hanging out with Mimzy," Niffty says.

"Mimzy?" Crystal and Lilac say, confused.

"She's a singing and a club owner in town," Niffty answers.

"Hmm, maybe I'll visit there someday," Crystal replies.

"Maybe," Vaggie says, rolling her eyes.

"Husk told us he wasn't interested in attending. He actually made plans to join some demons in a card game night or something," Charlie says.

"Well, it will be the boys' loss for not being able to join us," Crystal says.

"Yeah. We're going to make this an all girls night," Lilac says.

"Yeah. I think it will be nice. We're going to do it in Charlie's room," Vaggie says.

Charlie happily says, "I'm so excited! We're going to have a fun sleepover!"

"I'm in. We can do each other's hair and do some makeup," Lilac says.

"I say we also have a pillow fight too. Of course, we won't make it too violent. But then again, when I have pillow fights with my friends, we made it a lot more fun," Crystal says.

"And we can talk about stuff," Vaggie says.

"And we can play some board games and sing songs," Charlie says.

Crystal giggles, "I think you'll be into singing songs. Vaggie told me that you practically sing a song about your hotel."

Charlie blushes, "Oh my."

"I actually saw it on the news. It was really cute and adorable. You were so cute when you were singing," Lilac says.

Niffty giggles, "I remember seeing it on the news. One of my favorite parts of the interview when you beat up Katie Killjoy. That was funny."

Charlie blushes a little and says, "Oh my." Then covers her face with her hair.

"Oh, she's blushing," Crystal says.

Soon, the girls begin laughing.

Charlie brushes back her hair and says, "Okay okay, enough laughing and stuff. We agree to have a sleepover tomorrow night and I guess we're going to do just that."

"Then we'll need to get everything ready for tomorrow," Lilac says.

"Right," Charlie says, and brings out a piece of paper.

Then asks, "Okay. So what do we need for the sleepover?"

"Well, we're going to need hair brushes, combs, and hair ties. Including a special brush for my wings. Oh, including some hair ties," Lilac says.

"Okay," Charlie says, writing the list down.

"It's a good idea to have some food and drinks: popcorn, candy, sodas, water, and maybe some fruits and chips," Crystal says.

"I think it's good to have some celery and some carrots," Vaggie adds.

Charlie giggles, "Good idea."

"Don't forget the pillows and board games," Niffty happily says.

"Sounds good. Ooh, and it will be great to watch some movies during the sleepover," Charlie says, writing down the list.

Sometime later, it's Crystal and Angel Dust's turn to buy the groceries for the hotel. And so, they are walking to the store right to get some supplies for the sleepover and anything else they need for the hotel.

"So you and the girls are going to have a sleepover," Angel replies.

"Yeah. It's too bad you won't be able to join us," Crystal says.

"Yeah. Well, my boss wants me to be there for work and stuff. It's one of the downsides of having jobs, you have to work and are unable to have too much fun," Angel says.

"Yeah. Alastor and Hsuk aren't able to as well. Although, I'm not sure if they'll be interested in attending," Crystal says.

"Yeah. Those two aren't into the fun that we have," Angel says.

Crystal begins to laugh with a smile on her face.

She then looks ahead, "The store's up ahead."

"Great. Let's get the stuff and get back to the hotel," Angel says.

"Yeah. And hope we don't run into another fiasco like what happened at the mall," Crystal says.

"It was Sir Edgelord's fault for attacking the mall to begin with and attacking us along with it," Angel says.

"That's true. You don't think he'll want payback for me tying him to the support beam?" Crystal replies.

"I'm willing to bet he will want payback big time," Angel says.

Crystal sighs, "I'm afraid you were going to say that."

Sometime later in the store, Crystal is looking around and gathers some groceries and supplies for the sleepover.

Looking at the list, Crystal says, "Hmm, didn't realize we needed more groceries than I thought."

Crystal looks around to see if she can find anything else. She then notices a box of cookies that Charlie has written for the sleepover. When she grabs on to one end, another hand reaches to grab the other end.

Crystal turns her head to see another demon. Judging by the appearance, the demon looks like a doll and the demon is a girl. She is a slim demon with slightly grey-brown skin. She has velvet, burgundy, and white hair tied into pigtails with lace hair ties holding her hair up. She seems to be wearing white eyeliner with crimson eyeshadow. She has white irises and red sclera. She also wears a black, velvet, and white tea-length dress with short puffed sleeves including various designs and velvet lace at the bottom. She wears white and velvet striped evening gloves and black tights or stockings. Her shoes are velvet flats with white puff balls on the top.

Crystal lets it go and says, "Oops, sorry about that."

"That's okay. At least you're smart enough to let me have this. Otherwise, I will not be pleased if you want it," The doll demon says.

"Uh, well I, um," Crystal says, sounding skeptical.

The doll demon laughs and happily says, "Don't worry, I'm just messing with you. My name is Velvet. It's very nice to meet you. I can tell that you must have come recently cause I never saw your face before."

"Um, yeah. My name is Crystal, it's nice to meet you," Crystal says.

Then thinks, "Velvet? Isn't that the same name Cherri told me who is an Overlord that was supposed to be friends with Angel's Boss. She doesn't look like one. Although, Alastor looks harmless and proven to be powerful."

Suddenly, Velvet says, "Yoo hoo! Are you still there?"

"Um, yeah. Sorry about that," Crystal says, clearing her thoughts.

"You know, now that I'm looking at you, you sure look different. Then again, with those close you're wearing, despite you having long silver hair and blue eyes, I first thought you were a boy," Velvet happily says.

"A boy?" Crystal asks, surprised.

"Yeah. Although then again," Velvet says.

Then shows a magazine in front of Crystal. To Crystal's surprise, the model on the cover is Angel Dust, and wearing a black revealing cat costume. It has a cat ear headband and a cat tail.

"Angel Dust was able to pull stuff like this off and he's a man," Velvet happily says.

Crystal blushes like crazy and panics, "No! I'm a girl!"

"I can tell now that I'm looking at you. Your face, hair, and eyes are too pretty to be a face of a boy. Of course, your clothes seem different though, but they definitely complement your appearance," Velvet says.

Crystal calmly says, "Uh, thank you."

"You're welcome. You should come see the club sometime, I'm sure you'll get a kick out of it. Who knows, maybe you'll be able to catch someone's attention," Velvet says.

"I… I don't know. I mean, I already have plans tomorrow night at the hotel," Crystal says.

"Oh, so you're working at the Happy Hotel Princess Charlotte is doing. I think it's a waste of time, but her video was kind of cute," Velvet says.

"Okay. I need to continue with my shopping," Crystal says.

"Sure. I need to get a few things, so I might see you when we're out," Velvet says.

A little time later, Crystal has finished buying the stuff she and the girls need for the sleepover and is waiting outside for Angel. Soon, she sees him walking out with the groceries in his four hands.

"Hey Crystal, hope I didn't keep you waiting," Angel says.

"Nah, I wasn't waiting long. Anyway, let's get back to the hotel. I'm sure the others are working where we are," Crystal says.

"Yeah. Let's head back," Angel says.

Suddenly, someone happily says, "Hi Angel!"

Hearing the voice makes Angel groan, "Oh god!"

Angel and Crystal turn their heads to see Velvet walking towards them with her grocery bag.

"Hi Angie, I didn't expect to see you today," Velvet happily says.

"Neither have I. I actually have to get going so I'll see you at work tomorrow," Angel says.

Velvet pouts, "Aww, but can't we stay for a little chat."

Then notices Crystal, "Hi Crystal."

"Um, hi again Velvet," Crystal says.

Angel whispers to Crystal, "Since when did you two know each other?"

"Actually, we just met in the store not long ago, but I didn't think she would still be hanging around," Crystal says.

Velvet happily says, "Oh, so you know each other."

"Well sort of, we're actually staying in the same building," Crystal says.

"Oh you mean the Hotel the princess is doing. Yeah. I heard Angel is actually staying there from the news, of course he was in that Turf War too," Velvet says.

Angel firmly says, "Yeah. In fact, we need to get back there."

"Okay, but before you go…" Velvet says, and brings out her hellphone.

She then grabs Crystal by wrapping her arm around Crystal's shoulders and has her phone facing them for a picture.

Velvet happily says, "Say cheese."

"Um, cheese," Crystal says with a sheepish smile.

"There, one photo for me," Velvet says.

She then turns Crystal towards Angel and pushes her to him, causing them to fall to the ground and drop their groceries. Angel and Crystal regain themselves as Crystal is sitting on top of Angel and stares at each other. Suddenly, they hear a click, and turn their heads to see Velvet with her phone. Meaning, she has taken a picture of them.

She looks at the picture and says, "A cute, sexy, and in a way a fantastic picture. Val will really love this."

She then waves goodbye, "So I'll see you around, and Angel, you should definitely bring Crystal to the studio. She'll love it there. BYE!"

Then zips off at top speed, leaving Crystal and Angel in the position they're still in and looking embarrassed that redness is showing on their cheeks. It has happened so fast, their brains are having trouble processing it.

After returning to the hotel and putting the groceries away, Crystal is so embarrassed at what happened that she is laying on the bed with her face against the pillow and Sapphire looks at her with concern. In the room with her, Angel is sitting on the bed with Fat Nuggets sitting on the bed with Charlie and Vaggie.. Angel explains what has happened. Of course, Crystal also has to give the girls, her side of the story,

"What?" Charlie says, shocked. "You both ran into Velvet at the store?"

"Yeah. That doll demon bitch not only saw me, but Crystal as well. She even took a selfie with herself and Crystal. Then kicked Crystal on me and took a photo of us. It all happened so fast, we could think long enough to stop her before she left," Angel says, upset.

"You sounded pretty upset," Vaggie says.

Angel angrily says, "Of course I'm upset! Knowing Velvet, she's going to show those photos to Val! He's going to figure out Crystal is the girl who attacked those gangsters who were handling his drug deals and wants to see her! And seeing with me, she knows Crystal is at the hotel! I wanted to keep Crystal away from him, but meeting Velvet was rotten bad luck!"

"Try to calm down Angel. We'll think of something. As long as Crystal is working and staying at the hotel, she will be given protection. I'll make sure the Three V's don't do anything to her," Charlie says.

Angel sighs and says, "Thanks Charlie, but you know that it won't stop them from wanting to see her if Velvet showed those photos."

Vaggie walks to Crystal and asks, "Are you feeling okay?"

Crystal lifts her head up and she looks like she's feeling a little better.

She answers, "I guess. I just… never been so embarrassed like this. And I can't believe what she got me and Angel into, in public. She even took a picture of it before we can do anything. I'm so embarrassed."

"Trust me, I'm actually a bit embarrassed myself, and I'm used to this kind of shit," Angel says.

"It's okay Crystal. I know it's bad and well, it will be more bad if she shows it to Vox and Valentino. However, you are employed by me and staying in the hotel for my project. As long as you stay in the hotel, they won't be able to cause you any more trouble," Charlie says.

Then says, "Besides, we have a sleepover tomorrow. You don't want to feel down for that."

Crystal looks at Charlie, and shows a small smile, "I suppose you're right. I can't let that get me down. What happened, happened. And well, there's no use getting all upset over it, even though I am and still embarrassed."

"I'm sure you'll feel better about what happened, just give yourself more time to relax and think about our sleepover tomorrow," Charlie says.

"Sure," Crystal says.

"Good. Now let's head down stairs. Alastor is in charge of dinner tonight and told me he's making a delicious meal for us," Charlie says, and leaves the room.

Crystal smiles as she picks up Sapphire and follows her out. Angel does the same with Fat Nuggets and follows them with Vaggie last.

Meanwhile, Velvet arrives at the Porn Studios with the items she has bought from the store.

She bursts open the door and happily says, "Hi Val! Hi Vox! I'm back!"

She walks over and sits down on a couch with Valentino and another demon.

The demon is a slim, technology-themed male demon standing at about 7 feet. He wears a striped tuxedo and a black and red striped shirt, a red bow tie and a white-ish blue undershirt, a black top hat with red and blue designs reminiscent of a broadcast symbol and radio wave symbol, respectively, and his antennas stick out of it. He has a flat-screen TV for a head, and his eyes are red with light-blue pupils, but his left eye has black stripes and a jagged pupil. He has light blue teeth and what appears to be blood dripping from one side of his mouth. His eyebrows are different colors, the left's white and the right's dark blue.

"Hello Velvet, how was your errand?" Vox asks.

"Doing good. And I just happened to see Angel Dust today and he has a new friend with him. She is so cute," Velvet happily says.

That peaks Valentino's curiosity, "A new friend you say?"

"Yep. The new friend is a spider demon, but shorter than he is. At first, with the hat, and the clothes she's wearing, I first thought that she's a boy. However, seeing the silver hair, the blue eyes, and a pretty face, I realize that she's a girl. And she's actually staying at that hotel, can you believe it?" Velvet says.

"At the hotel you say? I also heard that red Bambi along with Angel Dust are staying at the hotel as well," Vox replies.

"Yep. I wouldn't be surprised if she knows the Radio Demon, but never asked. I'm surprised to see she isn't even erased yet," Velvet says.

"That is an interesting fact. Now, about this girl, Velvet," Valentino replies.

"Well, I didn't talk to Crystal too much since she's busy, but that's her name. I think it suits her because her eyes and hair have a lovely shine like a gem. I even took a picture that I have got to show you. They didn't see it coming after creating that little display," Velvet says.

Velvet then brings out her phone and shows the photo to the two demons. Of course, it is a bit a surprise to see the picture Velvet has taken. Two Spider demons sitting on the ground while one is on top of the other. Well, it sparks curiosity in both of them, especially Valentino. He makes an evil grin on his face, mostly because he has heard about Crystal's description before, and plans to find out where she is.