Here's chapter 2!

I decided to mix this one together with two ideas for this month.

It took a bit longer cause work and life kept me distracted. I know it's a little late since it's a February chapter but like I said, it was kinda rough for me lately.

Basically Angels fears of his boss come to haunt him and Husk tries to comfort him.

Sorry it doesn't look perfect or if it seems small or somewhat rushed but it was the best I could do.

Enjoy!

I don't own Hazbin Hotel or the characters.

It was Valentines Day in Hell and everyone is either having some kind of romantic night on the town or staying at home watching cheesy soap operas while devouring gallons of ice cream.

It's no different at the hotel cause Charlie was spending time giving away boxes of chocolates to her friends; the others weren't very interested in the holiday but accepted the gifts nonetheless.

Charlie and Vaggie had just finished some last minute paperwork when Alastor joined them in the hallways.

"Why hello ladies!" He greeted.

"Hi Al!" Charlie greeted back.

"Hey." Vaggie said.

"Have any of you seen my glass orb?" Alastor asked the girls.

"Orb?"

Alastor nodded and said, "It contains a fear gas that'll make people hallucinate their deepest and darkest fears."

"Why would you carry that around with you?!" Vaggie glared.

"Sometimes, my dear, one must create his own entertainment!" Alastor said with a chuckle, "Just hope no one sets it off and breathes in the stuff."

As if on cue, Nifty's cat, KeeKee, was playing with the orb like a toy ball in the lobby just as Angel was passing by.

"Ohhh fuck, what a day." Angel stretched, "Fifty gang bangs at once. And all for a stupid holiday most people don't give a fuck. What's next?"

Suddenly, KeeKee accidentally pressed the button on the orb and red gas started to fill the room; the little kitty ran out but Angel accidentally inhaled some of it.

"Hey!" Angel coughed, "What the fuck is this?!"

As Angel coughed, he looked up at the shadows in the corner of the room; they were just random shapes but the gas made him think otherwise.

"What the…."

He squinted his eyes and swore he could see his cruel pimp boss, Valentino, glaring at him with his usual toothy grin.

"No…no it can't be!" Angel backed away in horror, "No, you can't be here! I thought I was safe here!"

He imagined Val smiling at him with his jagged teeth and glaring eyes.

Angel screamed and alerted Charlie and the others, except for Husk who was sleeping at the bar.

"Angel, what's wrong?!" Charlie asked.

What they saw was Angel on the floor and holding himself like a scared child.

"V-Val…" he said as he shook, " H-He's here! He's here! He's come to take me away! Get him away from me!"

But when Charlie looked at the corner Angel pointed at…there was nothing there.

"There's no one there." She said.

"Keep him away!" Angel held his head, "Get him away from me!"

The others looked at him with concern.

"What's the matter with Angel?" asked Vaggie.

"If I had to guess, he must've gotten to my orb and inhaled some of the gas." Alastor guessed with his usual grin, "Don't worry, it'll wear off in about an hour."

"Could you at least not smile when you see someone suffer like this?" She said with a glare.

Alastor shrugged as Charlie knelt down to calm down her friend.

"Angel, it's okay. Try to-"

She reached out her hand to Angel, only for it to be slapped away.

"Don't touch me!" He snapped fearfully, "Please just get away from me!

Husk came from the bar, rubbing his eyes and feeling it's tired and grouchy.

"Ugh what the fuck is all the racket?!" He groaned in annoyance, "Can't a guy get any fucking rest around-"

He stopped when he saw Angel in panic mode and immediately dropped his attitude as he approached him.

What's going on here?" He asked Charlie.

"He breathed some kind of fear gas and now he thinks Valentino is in this room." Charlie explained, "I'm not really sure what we can do."

Husk stared at Angel for a moment and then back to the others; without hesitation, he was asked right up to Angel and knelt to his level.

"Angel. Angel! Look at me!" Husk cupped his face and had him look into his eyes, "Now, try to calm down. Val is not here, he's only in your imagination. I want you to breathe slow and focus only on me."

Angel tried to calm himself but his anxiety only increased even more.

"No! No! No! No! No!" Angel freaked out, "He can't be here! He can't! Leave me alone!"

"Breathe kid, breathe." Husk said in a calm voice, "Don't think of him. Just keep focusing and push him out of your head."

Angel shook his head as the tears pooled in his eyes.

"I can't….I can't! I can't do it!" He said while panicking, "I can't do it!"

"Damn it. Angel! Look at me!" Husk said firmly, almost snapping.

Angel stopped for a moment and faced the cat demon, all while the tears are streaming down his cheeks.

"Look, I know you're scared but you need to calm yourself down." He explained more calmly, "The more you stressed you feel, the more it'll hurt inside. I promise that I won't ever leave you to suffer alone."

Angel couldn't help but feel moved by his friends words; tears streamed down as he felt his body shake. Then, Husk held Angel close and let's him sob on his chest; he even rocked a bit to soothe the spider.

"I..I-I-I'm s-sorry…" Angel sobbed softly, "I'm s-sorry…"

"Shhhh…." Husk soothed in a gentle voice, "It's okay, it's okay. Shhhh….just breathe and stay with me. It'll be okay….I promise."

"T-Thank you…"

Husk rubbed Angels back as he held tighter.

Even though it was a touching scene to see, Charlie motioned everyone to step out of the room so the two could have a bit of privacy. It didn't take very long for Angel to run out of tears but didn't want to let go of Husk yet.

"You okay now?" The bartender asked softly.

"Mm-hm." Angel nodded as he sniffled, "I'm just tired of being afraid of him….I can't even celebrate a fucking without worrying that he'll wreck me…"

"I know, kid." Husk rubbed his hair, "I know it hurts but someday you won't have to deal with those problems anymore. One day, you're gonna realize that you're better off without this hanging over you. I doubt your boss will ever see the light but you deserve so much better than this."

The spider demon gave a soft smile and whispered, "Thanks Husky…."

After a couple moments, Angel let's go to collect himself and Husk, briefly, goes to his bar and returns with some gifts.

"Here." Husk handed out a bag of sweetarts, a fuzzy teddy bear holding a heart, and a jar full of cherries, "I got these for you. It ain't much but I figured you didn't mind cute stuff and cavities. Plus I got something for the pig, too."

Angel couldn't help but chuckle as he accepted the gifts.

"Thanks." Angel wiped his eye, "Hey, you feel like watching a movie later? You can pick the title."

"I'd like that." Husk gave a soft smile.

Later that evening, Angel held Fat Nuggets in his lower arms as Husk sat next to them while they watched a cheesy comedy on TV.

"Well, this fucking day was a bust." Husk said in his usual gruffness.

"Yeah…." Angel said softly, "But at least I have you."

He then placed a hand on top of his paw.

"Yeah." Husk smiled softly, "You're right about that."

"Happy Valentines, Husky."

"Happy Valentine's, Angel."

As bad as most of the day turned out, both demons made it through together. And for the rest of the night, they just stayed with each other's company.

(To Be Continued…)