Chapter 6
You didn't want to be caught by these thugs, they seemed to pride themselves into thinking that they could acquire any person for their sick needs. 'Slavery...' you would be sold into slavery if you didn't do anything... 'I wouldn't let that happen.' you heard a calming static voice in your mind. 'Alastor?' you questioned, while feeling that prickling evil in your gut intensifying 'Yes, my dear. I was wondering if you could be telepathic, like myself.' you smiled, despite what was happening you felt safer already by just hearing his voice. 'I'm always here, my dear and will be out soon!'
A thought suddenly occurred to you. If you could make yourself invisible like you did with the electricity arcing through your body from earlier... They wouldn't see you and would just pass you by... You could try to fight them, but you didn't want to possibly destroy the building either with your electricity, if you could wield it the way you were thinking.
Looking down at your hand you tried to imagine that it reflected all light. Through intense willpower you forced that thought into a mental image that you made yourself hold and to your surprise and astonishment your hand disappeared, as if it was never there to begin with. 'They are coming, keep doing what your doing...' you heard your shadow demon say with urgency. A mental image of the Overlords nearing your position entered your mind. You continued to keep the mental image strong in your mind, but expanded the thought to your whole body. Though it was somewhat hard to do so, you were successful. Making it seem to anyone near you that you where never there to begin with.
They stop at the entrance of the hallway, your breath hitches in your throat. That horrible feeling of evil intensifies in your gut until it feels as if you would be sick. "I could have sworn they went down this hallway... Huh, maybe they left. We will see her again, I have a feeling." you hear Val say as he leans into the hallway, his hands on the wall. "Val, we can have someone continue to look for her another day, lets get you some new suits!" Vox says with a ting of annoyance and impatience in his voice. You see Val's eyes squint as if he see's something, but straightens up to his full height and leaves with Vox in tow down the hall from whence they came. You didn't stop holding the image until their footsteps could no longer be heard.
You let an exhausted sigh out and clutched your chest. That could have gone badly, but thank god you could do that... What else could you do? Could you shape shift? 'Hmm...'
You would have to test this out at home. You hear the door next to you open with a genuine smiling Alastor. He seemed very proud of you. "I should have figured you be like me, darling! Now lets go get this over with!" he said 'I was about to pull you inside the room with me until I heard of what you did. You did well.' his thoughts caressed your mind as he grasped you hand in his.
You where led by Tom, who seemed a little frazzled by the almost calamity that could/would have occurred in his store as he leads you both into an office not too far away. You and Alastor take a seat across from Tom to pay for both of the dresses and the suit. Alastor presses that there is to be a rush order on the items. He wanted them within a couple of days... Which you think is unreasonable, but hey, this is Hell... so... A soft chuckle enters your mind, making you smile despite his crazy demands. Tom, though looks completely fine with his demands and tells you both to come back within a couple of days. You stand up and reach across the desk to shake Tom's hand once more and thank him for his help.
As you both leave the Hellfire Design, you notice a lot of static around Alastor. He seems a bit tense. He clenches his hands in the air and seethes "I should have killed those degenerates earlier, before I came to get you from Earth!" and then he rubs his temples "Well have to watch out for them, seeing as they think they can take whomever they want off the streets and elsewhere." He paces ahead of you in frustration and then walks back in your direction, taking your hand in his and gives it another chaste kiss.
"I'm sorry that took place, my dear. I truly am... I should not have let you stay out there! Let's get something to eat and then go home." You smile up at him, showing that your not too shaken by what just took place and it seemed to calm him down a little. Though you could still see a fire burning in his eyes, one of revenge. You didn't want to think too much into it, though if they did come around again... You would have no qualms about hurting and or even killing them to save yourself if it came to that. They are monsters to the truest word.
And before you knew what was happening you where both teleported to a restaurant called "Searing Heat" it sounded rather good. Must be like a barbecue steak house, seeing as how the exterior of the building was fully cobblestone with wooden accents and above it's given name that seemed to be on fire, was a set of orange and yellow glowing horns. Looking up further you could see that it was getting darker outside, you could surprisingly see stars, like in the living world. It helped to calm you down a little more. You always liked seeing the starry night sky, it was like seeing a sea of unlimited stories and realities. Smiling, you follow Alastor inside.
It was decorated like a steak house would be, wooden floors and country accents. Horns and Antlers on the walls and with a roaring fireplace in the center. A mid height cat man with white and black patterned leopard fur and a human looking face, with golden glowing eyes bowed towards you both "Greetings, my name is Tharn." he said with a sharp tooth grin "How is Alastor and your lady friend doing, this fine evening?" He purred as he grabbed two menus and utensils. "Oh we are fine, my good sir!" Alastor declared, as if nothing had happened, though you did feel stress emanating from him.
He led you to a cozy table by the fireplace and asked what you would like to drink. "I would like to have (Yr/Drk)!" you said smiling at Tharn. Alastor order a Dr. Pepper Zero.
You both watch the waiter leave to get your drinks as Alastor turns to you, starring intensely into your eyes. To your surprise instead of speaking to you out loud, he spoke to you in your mind. 'I am truly surprised you are like me!? It's comforting to know you have a shadow demon much like myself. I'll know that you are protected if I am not there, because as I am sure you can tell. Your shadow demon would kill to save you from anyone... and I mean anyone...'
He sighs as if exhausted by the days events and leans back in his chair, still staring at you intently. 'It also seems that you have shapeshifting abilities like myself as well. Making yourself invisible was a brilliant idea, my dear. And the lighting ability you have is also rare. I do believe you could wield it much like in these video games you like. Much like you were thinking.' you get the distinct feeling of pride filling your mind as he finishes speaking, making you smile softly at him. 'Thank you, Alastor. I'm just as surprised as you about it myself!' You say, trying to push the message into his mind as you did before. It would be hard to get used to using telepathic communication, but with practice you think you could get used to it and maybe read minds like Alastor does...?
You hear him chuckle out loud "And much more, my dear!" You looked at the menu once Tharn came back with your drinks and decided on a order of a steak burger with a side of steak fries, having an intense craving for meat of all things. You where starving having used quite a lot of energy just a bit ago. Alastor ordered a big juicy rare steak. You both ate in relative silence, both tired from your first day in hell. It had been relatively exciting day as far as you were concerned. Though you were sure it was just starting and things where just going to get more crazy as time goes on. You both finish your meals almost at the same time and quickly pay and leave.
You knew Alastor was tired. So teleporting seemed off the table. You must have read his mind because he summoned a dark red and black Chrysler 300 car right in front of you. You look up at him in astonishment at what he just did. Even though you knew he was tired, you would have never guessed he was, if you had just met him. That seemed quite a feat to materialize something like that out of thin air! 'It's a lot less tiring than teleportation is. And I wanted you to see the countryside at night, my dear!'
You gave him a big heartwarming smile as he gently grabbed you hand in his and led you to the passenger side of the car, opening the door and helping you get inside. It was very nice on the inside and had a new car smell! You would still have to get used to your wings though, feeling slightly uncomfortable with them pressing into the back of the seat. You decide to buckled your seat belt as he got into the car and he did the same, giving you a gentle smile.
The restaurant must be very close to the outskirts of the city, because it didn't take long to make it to the rolling forested hills. Despite the blood red tint in the night sky, it was beautiful. As you drove down the winding road, you could see a lake to the side of you, it reflected the night sky like a mirror. This was a beautiful drive home, though it was long and you could see why Alastor teleported into the city instead of a long commute. You wondered how many people lived out here. If it was your choice you would much rather live on the outskirts of such a big city and most definitely not in it. But you didn't have to worry about that, thanks to Alastor.
"It's one of the many reason's I live out here, to get away from the crowds of people. My dear." He said in a deadpan voice. Though you knew he loved entertainment in all it's forms you liked that he was a bit introverted, as you were a bit yourself. You saw his classic smile return out of the corner of your eye. The hills started to turn mountainous and you could just vaguely see a rather large mountain in the distance with a snowy peak. Hell was oddly like earth, almost as if it reflected earth itself. Which wasn't a out there idea, just surprising. Hell itself seemed rather alien when you were alive. And you didn't think much on it or that it could exist. Or that it would so intensely reassemble Earth itself.
You heard Alastor chuckle "Maybe it's the inhabitants of hell itself who make it so much like earth, thats what I like to think, myself." he mused as he slowed down and turned into a small road to the left. It lead to a large walled and gated Victorian house that looked much like the one you moved into while alive. The gates opened on there own as he pulled the car into a three car garage to the side of the house and parked. He sighed and got out of the car, stretching his long legs. You made a move to get out yourself, but he got to your side of the car in a flash of movement, holding his hand out for you to take. You did so smiling, you would have never gotten this type of treatment from male while alive. Chivalry seeming to had mostly died out from what you could tell.
"Why thank you, Alastor." You said standing up from the car. His smile widened even more, but still looked gentle. You both walked into the house from the side entrance in the garage. It leads into a very impressive kitchen. Black and gold granite counters lined the U shaped kitchen with an Island in the middle and continued up the walls as the back-splash. The cabinets are a dark golden brown with rich detail and crystal nobs. The floors are a dark rectangular slate tiles and the appliances are all high end stainless steel. You loved this kitchen. It was even better looking than the one on earth you had.
You wanted to explore the house, but you were just too tired, smiling you yawned and stretched, following Alastor upstairs to the bedroom that you had come from earlier this morning.
You blush at the thought of sleeping in the same bed as before as you watched him snap his clothing away and re-cloth himself into a set of red silk sleeping garments. You smile at him before retreating into the closet from this morning. You find a pair of black silk pants and a silky blue tank top. You take your pajamas's into the bathroom and get ready for bed. As you leave the bathroom you find a cloths hamper and toss you dress into it and take your shoes back to the closet.
You turn to see Alastor in bed already, giving you a heated look as he cranes his finger towards himself. You see no way out of sleeping in the same bed as him again. It's not like it was bad last night, so you walk towards the bed and get in. He immediately snakes his arm around your waist and pulls you close to his warm chest. You smile feeling safe and fall into a deep sleep...