Angel came back to the hotel after a grueling day of work with Valentino. Val had poor Angel working on about five different shoots, dealing with ten clients, and performing at the club. By the end of it all, Angel was exhausted and felt gross from his clients plus Valentino. Instead of getting a drink from the bar, he plopped himself onto the couch in the lobby, groaning from the long day. All Angel wanted to do was rest for a while, shower, and have at least a few moments with Alastor. Just before he was about to take a quick nap, he felt something rubbing against his hand, his piglet, Fat Nuggets.
"Nuggs? Why are you out of my room?" Angel asked.
That was when Angel noticed a letter in the pig's mouth that had his name on it. He opened the letter and he recognized Alastors' fancy handwriting since Alastor liked to leave little notes on his bed before he left for work. The note read, Follow the pig for a little surprise, mon ange. Angel watches his piglet walk up the stairs. Curious, Angel decided to follow Fat Nuggest up the stairs. Fat Nuggets led Angel to Alastor's room; Alastor never let anyone in his room, not even Angel was allowed. Angel was nervous about entering Alastor's room without permission. But when he saw Fat Nuggets scratching at the door, he pushed the feeling away and went inside.
Angel expected Alastor's room to be creep-looking with human bodies hanging every where, and voodoo dolls and spellbooks on a shelf. But Alastor's room was anything but that. Well, he did have some antlers hanging on the walls but that wasn't the only strange thing, his room was split in two. The room was a mixture between both traditional décor and the fantastical, with one half being a classic "fancy study", complete with tasteful wallpaper and furnishings, the other half being identical to the Bayou in New Orleans conjured as a dining area. Angel thought the bayou part of the room was kind of beautiful.
The spider demon stepped into the room; he could hear sweet jazz music playing all around the room. He felt so undressed and he didn't want Alastor to see how disguising he looked. Suddenly, Angel felt someone touch his shoulder and he felt scared thinking that he was going to die. He started panicking and panting like crazy; tears streamed down his face, thinking that he was gonna get punished. He felt strong arms wrap around his body; then he felt someone rubbing his back to calm him down. He looked up to see that it was Alastor; he wiped away Angel's tears and then planted a little kiss on his forehead.
"A-Al? I'm sorry. I know you don't..."
Alastor put a finger on Angel's lips to get him to stop talking. "Now, now, my dear. I sent that note and I allowed you to come in." Alastor stated.
"But why?" Angel asked.
Alastor pointed to a little picnic that was all set up in the bayou with all of Angel's favorite foods and there was even some of Alastor's famous jambalaya. Angel was shocked and speechless but then he looked at himself and then at Alastor. "I think I'm a little too gross for a date night," Angel said.
"Nonsense. There's a shower in my room. You can freshen up in there." Alastor stated.
Angel thanked him and then went into the bathroom to freshen up. Angel felt so much better after a shower but then he realized that he didn't have any clothes from his bedroom. He peered his head out of the bathroom door and asked Alastor if he had any spare clothes. Alastor snapped his fingers then some nice clothes appeared in the bathroom just for Angel. Angel saw that Alastor had given him a beautiful dress. He quickly put it on and then looked in the mirror to see how he looked in the dress. But when he looked at his face, his insecurities got the better of him, thinking that he needed to cover his face up with makeup.
He walked out of the bathroom wearing the dress but he was nervously rubbing his arm, afraid that Alastor would say something. Alastor walked over to Angel and then he gently lifted Angel's chin so he could look at his beautiful spider. Angel wanted to look away but Alastor whispered into his ear that he was beautiful just as he was. Angel's face flushed red hearing Alastor's kind words. Alastor led Angel to the picnic area and started serving Angel his favorite meals. The two lovers were just eating and talking without a care in the world. Alastor even played a slow song on the radio and asked Angel to dance with him.
The two were dancing like they were in a fairytale royal ball. Alastor then dripped Angel and then he kissed Angel on the lips. Instead of pulling away like he had done that night at Kara's club, Angel melted into the kiss. The kiss became heated between the two of them but Alastor quickly stopped before things escalated quickly. "Al? Are you ok?" Angel asked.
"I'm fine, mon ange. Just a little nervous." Alastor said.
Angel took Alastor's hand and told him that they didn't need to have sex right now. They could just take things slow; after all, a real relationship was still new to either one of them. Angel suggested that they could cuddle instead for the night. Alastor was comfortable with the idea and agreed to a night of cuddling. Alastor told Angel that he just needed to check with Husk about something then he was all Angel's When Alastor left the room, Angel felt like he was on cloud nine. However, his fantasy was cut a little short when he heard his phone buzz. He opened his messages and like always, Valentino was texting him.
Every message Val sent Angel was either him begging for Angel to come "home" or new kink ideas. Angel shut his phone off so Valentino wouldn't ruin his amazing night with Alastor.
Angel:
Finally, a new side of me
Turned a new leaf underneath my tree
I now see life's a beautiful dream
Gives me strength, gives me all in a year
Of disease, I have thrived
Lucky me
Angel started to twirl around the bayou section of Alastor's room, daydreaming.
Push me, pull me, write my story
Give me my rhythm, my rhyme
I break my cycles, endless spirals
I just wanna trust what is mine
He then looked up at the ceiling that resembled a starry night sky.
If the sun's in the sky
If the day follows the night
If the clock's still keeping the time
Thеn you're on my mind
Thе silence that we share
My heart was ill prepared
I oversimplified when it was do or die
Kiss me, hold me, that feeling is holy
Nobody's loved me like you
Ah, life moves too fast to get stuck in the past
But I do, I do
Meanwhile, Alastor was coming down the stairs to talk to Husk but he was surprised by the scene. He saw Husk at the bar chatting with Victoria who was looking at Husk with starry eyes. Alastor cleared his throat to get Husk and Victoria's attention. "Oh, Alastor. What are you doing still up?" Victoria asked.
"If you don't mind, Miss Victoria. I would like to have a word with Husker." Alastor stated.
Victoria wanted to tell Alastor that they were just hanging out but Husk told her to give them a moment. Victoria could tell that Husk was serious and nodded. She went upstairs but she kept an eye on the two of them. "I'm surprised at you, Husker. I never pegged you a romantic." Alastor stated with a smirk.
"Well, I'm a betting man. But Tori is different. She's kind, smart, and sees me. Besides, you're one to talk with your new respect for a certain spider." Husk stated with a grin on his face.
"I don't know what you are talking about." Alastor denied.
"Alastor, I'm a bartender. I know everything. And I know that you and Angel are dating." Husk answered then he sighed, "Look. I'm not against it. I am happy for you. But you know Val's not going to like the fact that you've taken an interest in his favorite plaything."
"I'm well aware, Husker. Believe me, it's hard on both ends. But I promised Angel that I would protect him. And I will." Alastor stated.
He left Husk and Victoria to return to his love and to let Husk continue his little date with Victoria. When Alastor stepped back into his bedroom, he found Angel waiting for him in bed, all snuggled in the blankets. Alastor changed into something more comfortable then he climbed into bed. Angel wasted no time wrapping his arms around Alastor and snuggling up against his chest.