Chapter 14: The Sleepover

The next evening, with all the boys of the hotel either out or don't want to attend, Charlie, Vaggie, Niffty, Crystal, and Lilac are having a sleepover tonight. The girls are in the rooms and dressed in their pajamas and are sitting on the floor. Some of them have pillows, and Crystal also has Sapphire and Fat Nuggets with her.

Charlie happily says, "Well girls, I'm happy to announce our sleepover is finally here. We're going to have so much fun!"

"Yeah. I think it is going to be fun," Lilac says.

"Me too. I can't wait to start our night," Niffty says.

"The truth is, I haven't been in a sleepover for a long time," Crystal says.

Lilac turns to Crystal, "Really Crystal, so this is the first sleepover you've been too in a while?"

"Yeah. I was able to go to some of my friends' sleepovers when I got out of the hospital, even those who were still staying. I haven't made time to go there since I was busy training for my family's work," Crystal says.

"Really?" Vaggie asks.

"Yep," Crystal replies.

"So Crystal, I can see that Sapphire and Fat Nuggets are getting along," Charlie says.

The girls turn their heads to see Sapphire and Fat Nuggets are playing with a small red ball together. They begin to run around the room as they chase the ball. The two continue to play together and chase the ball under the bed. Seeing the fun they're having the girls begin giggling.

"Aww! That is so cute!" Charlie happily says with a big smile.

"Yeah. They kind of are, but remind me why we have to watch over Fat Nuggets?" Vaggie says.

"Angel said that he had to work late. He didn't really tell me what he was doing, but said that it will be one of those large scheduled days," Crystal says.

"That slutty spider. No doubt he'll be busy having sex with some random stranger or something that is clearly against the rules of the Redemption Project," Vaggie says, bitter and with her arms crossed.

"Hey. Come on, I'm sure what Angel is doing is well, kind of reasonable. Besides, Angel did explain to us that he does have a job and that he needs to go there and all that," Charlie says.

"Um yeah. Anyway, let's get started on the sleepover, so what do you guys like to do?" Crystal replies.

"Great. Let's play a game," Charlie happily says.

"And I know which game to play. It's called Rich Man Poor Man," Crystal says.

"How do you play?" Charlie asks.

Crystal smiles, "I'll show you."

Sometime later, the girls are playing Rich Man and Poor Man.

Lilac puts her cards down on the pile of cards that all four of them are tens and calls out, "Revolution."

"What! How were you able to do that?" Vaggie asks, shocked.

"I don't know, but that's the rules of the game," Lilac says.

Charlie looks at her cards and asks, "Um, remind me, revolution makes a high number low, um right?"

"That's right. And now…" Crystal says.

And puts her cards on the pile, her cars all come with fives, "Reverse Revolution."

The girls look at Crystal with dumbfounded faces.

"I don't think we're going to win at this point," Vaggie says.

Niffty, "I think we're having fun."

"That's the spirit, Niffty. The most important thing is to have fun. Not whether we win or lose," Charlie says.

"Eve if we did play this game the past two times," Vaggie says with a calm smile.

"You want to end the game now, cause I'm starting to get very bored of it?" Vaggie asks.

"Yeah. Me too," Crystal says.

"Okay. We'll do something else," Charlie says.

Then asks, "What do you wanna do?"

Lilac then brings out hair brushes, combs, hair ties, in her claws, "Let's do each other's hair. I really want to do Crystal's pretty hair."

"Um, okay," Crystal says.

Crystal then sits in front of Lilac and she uses her feathered hand to brush Crystal's hair. Charlie then brushes Vaggie's hair. Nifty simply decides to brush Lilac's hair while she brushing Crystal's

Lilac asks, "So Crystal, I heard that you haven't been in hell very long. How are you doing with, you know, being here?"

"I get what you're saying. I must admit, when I read the books about Charlie's dad and Hell, I suspected some large rocky landscape with fire pits and volcanoes, and transparent souls and demons around the area," Crystal says.

"Yeah. That's what I thought when I first came here. But being here for around ten years, I understand some of the similarities the books have been detailing," Lilac says.

Charlie asks, braiding Vaggie's hair, "I remember when Vaggie told me how surprised she was when she first came here. It's really unexpected."

"I must admit, the place isn't really what I expected," Vaggie says.

"I think the place is actually neat so far. Even though you always have to watch your back," Niffty says.

Crystal says, "I learned that the hard way, especially when I almost ended up meeting Angel Dust's boss."

"You what?!" Lilac asks, shocked.

Vaggie rolls her eyes, "You didn't told her about that little incident you were in?"

"No," Crystal says.

"What happened?" Lilac asks.

"I ended up meeting with some gang who caught me unguarded and was trying to sell drugs to their customer. And they were planning to sell me because of my pretty face. When I was able to use my third limbs, I was able to break them free and beat up these crooks. I didn't give their leader the final blow and had the rest restrained with my webs. Angel ended up saving me by shooting the leader with the gun. We both quickly hid to hear someone calling and saw Angel's boss Valentino. We both were worried that he would find us there. Luckily he didn't and left with his drugs. Once he's gone we hurried back to the hotel." Crystal says.

"Wow! That was awesome!" Niffty happily says.

Charlie giggles, "Niffty, you asked her to tell her the story almost twenty times."

"But it's so awesome everytime she tells it," Niffty says.

Lilac smiles and says, "I think it's sweet."

"Yeah. Let's go with that," Crystal says.

Vaggie then says, "Hmm, you know. I've noticed that you've been hanging out with Angel and Cherri Bomb as of late."

"Yeah. He's cool. Cherri is too," Crystal says.

"True, but well…" Charlie says, starting to feel a bit uneasy.

Confused, Crystal asks, "What?"

"I think what she is saying is that you've been hanging out with Angel Dust more than us," Lilac says.

"Um, yeah. I mean, I like hanging out with you guys, and well, it's a bit difficult to try and hang out with Alastor without him getting too weird on me," Crystal says.

"Yeah. The guy is a fuckin' weirdo," Vaggie mutters.

"He's also kind of scary," Lilac says.

"Don't worry. As long as you stay in the hotel, I'm sure Alastor won't give us any problems," Charlie says.

"Let's hope it stays like that," Crystal says.

Lilac then braids Crystal's hair, "But back on the subject with Angel Dust. You seem to like hanging out with him."

"Yes. And what of it?" Crystal asks.

"Well, the way you two have been hanging out together, it's almost like you were very close," Lilac says.

"I… I don't know about that," Crystal says, looking embarrassed.

"I think it's kind of sweet," Charlie says.

"Glad you think so, but well…. I'm still kind of embarrassed, especially what that demon doll, Velvet did," Crystal says.

"Yeah. I have to admit, that was actually kind of funny," Niffty says.

Crystal mutters, "It wasn't that funny."

Then calmly asks, "Is there um, a point in asking about this?"

"Well… do you I don't know… like Angel Dust?" Charlie asks, with a smile.

"He's my friend. Why wouldn't I like him?" Crystal asks.

Vaggie then says, "No. I think she's wondering if you like him more than that."

Crystal blushes a little and stammers, "I-I-I-I… I don't know… I mean… I do like him… I mean his well, his caring personality is what I like about him, especially when he looks out for me, Cherri, and Fat Nuggets, but um…"

Crystal stops talking to notice the girls are standing in front of her.

"What? What are you looking at? What are you staring at?" Crystal asks, confused, and surprised.

Charlie smiles and says, "Oh nothing, just the fact that you really like Angel Dust."

"I… I… I don't… I mean… I do, but as a friend, not um, I…" Crystal panics and her cheeks are turning more red.

She groans and says, "My face feels a little arm."

"You like him, don't you," Lilac says.

"Well, um I…" Crystal says, sheepish.

Sapphire and Fat Nuggets look at Crystal with curious looks on their faces. Suddenly, a vibrating sound appears out of nowhere, catching the group by surprise. Charlie picks up her phone and answers it.

Charlie says, "Hello…"

Then answers with a smile, "Hi Angel."

On the phone, Angel says, "Hey princess, I'm on my break right now, so I want to check to see how Fat Nuggets is doing at your sleepover."

"Oh, we're having a great time and Fat Nuggets is doing fine. He and Sapphire have been playing together and with us," Angel says.

"Glad to hear. Mind putting it on speaker," Angel says.

"Sure," Charlie replies.

Crystal blushes a little and takes a little deep breath to calm herself down, so she won't act so weird around Angel. Charlie puts her hell phone on speaker and has the phone facing Crystal who has the pigs close to her.

Angel's voice appears on the speaker phone, "Hey Nuggs, did you miss me?"

Fat Nuggets oinks and wiggles his tail with a smile on his face.

Crystal calmly takes a deep breath again and says, "Hi Angel, how is work?"

"The same as usual, kid. I've been working for a while now. I'll probably be back around midnight or so," Angel says.

"I see. I hope you do well with your work," Crystal says.

"Me too. So how are Fat Nuggets and Sapphire getting along?" Angel asks.

"They're doing great. They have already become best friends. The way they also play with Sapphire's toy ball, they were having a lot of fun," Crystal says.

"Good to hear," Angel says.

Then says, "My break is almost over so I'll need to be back. I need to finish with a photo shoot and head to a Night Club for a performance."

"Performance? I thought you were an actor" Crystal says, confused.

"Uh, yeah. Actor, singer, model, and performer, and well among other things. There's a lot you don't know about me sista," Angel says.

Crystal blushes and says, "Yeah. I kind of like to see your performance some time."

"Maybe someday, I can show you one of the Night Clubs Cherri and I hang out at," Angel says.

"Um yeah, I like that. It will be great to hang out with you, and Cherri Bomb," Crystal says.

"Great. I need to get going. I still got a busy schedule," Angel says.

"Okay. Bye," Crystal says.

See you later bitches," Angel says.

Vaggie groans with the comments, "Whatever!"

"Bye Angel!" Lilac and Niffty happily say.

"Okay. We'll see you tomorrow, just be careful and try not to, you know, hang out with anyone too late," Charlie says.

"Yeah yeah," Angel says, sarcastically.

Charlie then hangs up the phone. Crystal notices the girls looking at her with smiles on their faces.

Crystal asks with a confused expression, "What?"

"Oh, nothing," Vaggie says.

Lilac giggles, "That was so adorable."

"No comment," Crystal says, rolling her eyes.

Soon the girls begin laughing with smiles on their faces. Crystal still can't help, but to blush and well, she does feel, something. It's a little hard for her to describe. Throughout the evening to late in the night, the girls have pizza, popcorn, and sodas as they watch movies. They also play pillow fights, make some cookies, play some board games and other kinds of fun. Late in the night, the girls are fast asleep. Charlie and Vaggie are sleeping in the bed while Niffty, and Lilac are sleeping with their sleeping bags and blankets. Fat Nuggets and Sapphire are sleeping in their little beds. The only one who isn't sleeping is Crystal, she is simply laying down as she is deep in thought.

She sighs, "I can't sleep. Maybe some fresh air can help me."

Crystal then gets up and leaves the room. Unknown to her that Sapphire has awakened from her sleep to see her leaving. Crystal walks into the elevator as Sapphire runs inside.

"Hey Sapphire," Crystal says and picks her up.

She tickles her tummy, "I guess you want to come too."

Moments later, Crystal and Sapphire walk to the roof of the building to see the red sky and the pentagram over it. She also sees a strange looking moon above.

Crystal sighs, "What is wrong with me? Why did I have to get all embarrassed when the girls were talking to me about Angel?"

She takes a calm breath and says, "I don't know, anymore. Angel Dust is a nice guy, sure he is a Porn Star, and maybe a bit sassy, and kind of breaks some rules of the Hotel, but he's also a very nice guy. What do you think, Sapphire?"

Sapphire oinks and wiggles her tail a little.

"I just don't know what to think. I do like Angel, but he's a big star, and seems to always be busy. Other than that, he seems to like being with guys more than women. Sure Angel does think of me as a friend, but I feel that's it," Crystal says.

She sighs and says, "Besides… it's not like someone like Angel Dust… would want anything with a girl like me."

Sapphire shows a sad expression to see her owner looking very sad as well. She doesn't understand what's going on, but knows that her owner seems to like Angel, but worries that he might not feel the same about her, and worried about telling the others that.