The front doors of the hotel swung open to reveal a very tall and fuzzy spider like demon. " Hi honey, I'm home! Did ya miss me whiskers~" the spider sauntered over to the bar. Millie had seen this demon's face plastered on various adult movie ads. She wasn't a stranger to the occasional spicy book, but spicy movies were a bit out of her league.
She racked her brain to try and remember the demon's name. ' It's Angle something, no that's stupid, who'd be named Angle anything. Angel Bust...Angel...Crust? Ugh, now I'm going through the alphabet...What is his name!?'
While Millie was having an internal panic attack, Angel Dust and Husk just watched her. They could practically see the steam coming out of her oversized ears.
" Say uh whiskers, who's the mousy broad?" Angel jerked his thumb in Millie's direction.
" Her name's Millie. She's the book chick Charlie was going on about. She's here to ask us about books or whatever," Husk said as he reached for a bottle labeled ' Cheap Booze'.
" Oh yeaah, I remember now. Charlie was going on and on about the library being empty. I gave her a fantastic idea to turn it into an adult playroom but nooo." Angel crossed his upper arms and huffed.
" You know they wouldn't have gone for shit like that, you dumbass." Husk rolled his eyes at Angel's so-called ' idea'. He leaned over the bar and snapped his claws in Millie's face. She snapped out of her inner panic and finally looked up at the spider demon, who's name she still could not remember. She took a deep breath, trying to find the courage to introduce herself.
" M-my name is Millie, Charlie has hired me to restock the hotel's library. I'm here to ask the residents what type of books they might like in the library." It felt like an eternity for him to respond. Her ears trembled, giving away her nervousness.
Angel walked the short distance to Millie and circled her with interest.
" Hi there, toots. I'm Angel Dust.~ The one, the only! The fabulous, glamorous, and most desirable creature that Hell has EVER seen! Ohh~ what do we have here, a little mouse? Don't see many of you guys down here." He stopped his circling and stood right in front of Millie.
" Ya know, you're really cute, toots. If I was into dames, I'd be all over ya. But if ya got the cash, I could show you a bit of fun~" Angel said flirtatiously, as he used his upper set of arms to caress Millie's face. His lower set of arms ran up and down her sides seductively and twirled her tail before both sets of arms pulled her off the ground and into Angel's chest fluff.
Millie's face bloomed into a brilliant shade of red, as she was caressed and pulled up against Angel Dust. There was no way she could speak in this kind of situation. The only thing she could do was let out a loud squeak of distress.
" What the fuck!?" Angel shouted and dropped the poor mouse and covered where his ears would be. She landed on her backside and covered her red face in embarrassment. She was just felt up by a pornstar and let out the most embarrassing squeak/scream.
Damn these mouse traits!
The moment she let out that distress squeak, Charlie and Vaggie came running into the lobby. They stop when they see Millie on the ground, still covering her face and Angel Dust shaking his head to stop the ringing. Husk was still behind the bar and was doing the same.
Both women rushed over to Millie and helped her up. " Millie, are you okay?" Charlie looked over the mouse demon to look for any bumps or bruises.
" Angel, what happened? Why is she on the ground?" Vaggie glared at Angel Dust.
"Hey hey! Don't get ya tits all twisted girlie. I was just joking around and she let out that loud squeal and startled me. It was an accident, I swear." Angel explained to Vaggie. He held all four of his hands up to try and appease the angry x-exterminator.
Charlie helped Millie to stand and patted her on the back to make sure she was okay. Millie took a deep breath and was finally able to calm herself down.
" H-he's right, i-it was just an accident. I-I'm okay, I promise." Millie stuttered, trying to defuse the situation.
" Well, if you're sure then okay. Oh! This is the perfect time to introduce you to my girlfriend, Vaggie! She has been with me through every step of making this hotel. I really couldn't have done it without her." Charlie gazed at her girlfriend with such love.
" Thanks Char, you know that I'll always be there for you," Vaggie looked like she was going to melt at Charlie's sweet words. She suddenly remembered that there were other people around and cleared her throat.
" Ahem, It's nice to finally meet you, Millie. Char's been going on and on about how amazing you are." Vaggie reached her hand out to shake Millie's, who returned the gesture.
" O-oh, that's t-too kind of you to say,Charlie. I mean, we only met t-wice. A-ah, not that I'm not grateful for the compliment. I j-just, I-I mean," Millie's tail swished from side to side. She looked like she was going to have another panic attack.
"Whoa there toots, calm down would ya? Just take the compliment, before you blow a gasket," Angel said, as he gave Millie a pat or two between her ears. She purred a bit at the gentle touch before she realized what she was doing.
" Thanks Charlie and Angel," Millie quickly backed out of Angel's touch, another blush on her cheeks.
" Oh my GOSH! Did you just purr?! And I thought your squeak was cute!" Charlie bounced on the balls of her feet.
" Calm down hun, remember why she's here," Vaggie put her hand on Charlie's shoulder.
" Oh yeah, sorry about that," clearing her throat she continued " Now that you've met almost everyone, how about I give you a tour of the hotel? You can check the library and see what you're going to be working with. Then afterward, you and Angel Dust can have a one on one to ask him about what type of books he would like to be in there."
" Come ooon, Charlie! I just got back, I don't wanna do that!" Angel whined.
" Well, you should have thought of that before you decided not to be here like Charlie asked. It'll take like thirty minutes," Vaggie scolded Angel.
" Thirty minutes?! That's like, a thousand hours!" he continued to whine as he slumped over the bar. "I have very important things to do!"
" What could you possibly have to do, that's so important." Vaggie rolled her eyes at the dramatic spider.
" If ya must know, I plan to get blackout drunk and flirt with this handsome kitty~" Angel all but purred as he played with one of Husk's ears.
The kitty in question smacked Angel's hand away. " Keep ya hands to yourself," he grumbled and turned away so no one would see the blush that crept its way on his cheeks.
" Aww don't be like that whiskers. I promise I'll make it worth your wild~" Angel said seductively. He leaned his upper torso against the bar, making sure to show off his assets.
" Angel, knock it off! And you will be spending thirty minutes with Millie." Vaggie threatened.
" I'll give you fifteen minutes," Angel countered.
" Ten" Vaggie offered.
" Deal, but I ain't goin' a minute over. " he finally agreed.
Charlie clapped her hands to get everyone's attention. " Now that that's all settled, we can begin with the tour!" She pulled Millie along. The mouse could do nothing but let herself be dragged by the princess.
' Extroverted people are sooo tiring,' she thought to herself.
Charlie showed Millie all that the hotel had to offer. After a while they finally made it to the library. It wasn't humongous like she thought it would be. She was secretly glad for that.
Filling a space so big would be a hassle. It was the perfect cozy size. The bookshelves that lined were bare, as to be expected. They reached from floor to ceiling and seemed to invite Millie to fill them with the most tantalizing stories!
Even though it was empty of books, the atmosphere was warm( and not just because they were in Hell) and peaceful. The lighting was soft, making it the perfect place to curl up with a good book and get lost in its pages.
Millie found herself lost in the possibilities of what the library could be. So lost in fact, that she didn't notice how the shadows in the room seemed to gather by the door, just behind Charlie and Vaggie.
Everyone jumped at the familiar staticky voice.
" Well, what do we have here? Has a little come to play?" the voice manifested from the shadows that formed into a humanoid figure.
" You know Charlie, I'm hurt that you gave a tour without your fantastic hotelier! Well, I guess it can't be helped." the figure sighed as it finally solidified into shape with a grin.
" The name's Alastor, my dear! It's a pleasure to be meeting you! Quite the pleasure indeed."