"After you." Husk said, holding the door open; Angel chuckled and gasped as he looked around the little diner, trying not to drool as he caught a whiff of something really tasty coming from somewhere in the back. "Wow! This place looks… really comfy." Angel smiled, "What's that I'm smelling? Bread?"
"Most likely." Husk shrugged, taking a deep breath and letting it out with a content sigh, "Ahh… smells like banana bread. Oh, boy does that bring back memories." Angel chuckled, wrapping his arms around Husk as they made their way over to a booth and sat down. "Hmmm… I can smell the pastries coming in from the kitchens… so fresh. Smells like chocolate muffins."
"Hehehe, you really like deserts, huh?" Angel chuckled. "I love deserts!" Husk sighed, his face falling a little as he looked down at his hands and said, "Growing up, I… I didn't really have much. Trivial things… the prices were always way steeper than I could… a-afford to pay. So, I just went without for a long time. But, when I got older and finally started making some real money for myself," Husk groaned, rubbing his arm nervously, "I was always torn between what I grew up knowing, and indulging in what I wasn't able to before. And when I did indulge… I had a tendency to go a bit overboard. I remember… I always hated myself for it. Especially when it came to gambling… goddamn it."
Angel reached over with his second set of hands and took one of Husk's hands in his, smiling at him gently and said, "It's okay, Husk. That's all in the past now, right?" Husk looked off to the side, nodding slowly and just said, "I guess. Ugh, it's just so hard to truly let go sometimes."
"I get it, Husk," Angel said, "Believe me, I know exactly what you mean. But all that shit's behind you now." Husk smiled as he turned back to Angel, reaching over and gently touching the spider's face before leaning over and giving Angel a soft kiss on the lips. Angel hummed as he reached up and returned Husk's kiss, reaching up with one of his top hands and resting it over Husk's and cupped the cat demon's cheek with the other.
"Thanks for understanding, Angel," Husk sighed, "It's just been… kind of crazy lately. So much has bubbled up and… I guess I just needed to get some stuff off my chest." Angel smiled and gave Husk a quick peck on the cheek as they settled back down, draping his arms around Husk and holding him close as he said, "Don't mention it. Now, whatcha got to eat here? You know, besides banana bread?"
"Well, let me see," Husk said grabbing the menu, "I know a few things got changed and moved around since the last time I checked in with the place. Ooh, what if we split a Blintz? Believe me, they do not skimp here; they're more than big enough to share." "Ooh, yeah. That sounds great." Angel smiled. "It's a bit late, but, I'm down. I didn't get a chance to have breakfast yet, anyway."
"So, is your boss trying to starve you to second death or something?" Husk asked. Angel just shrugged and said, "Eh, who knows? Frankly, I don't have it in me to give a fuck. Val doesn't pay me nearly close enough to what he should for me to give a fuck." "Ooh, yeah, I feel you on that one." Husk sighed, "I'll go put in our order. Be right back, Angel." Angel chuckled and watched as Husk hopped down and headed over to the line to order their Blintz; humming a little tune and scrolling through his socials as he waited for Husk to get back.
"Hey, are you Angel Dust?" a voice called. Angel looked up and saw a trio of young goat demons and an Incubus looming over him. "Uh… yeah," Angel droned, "Can I help you?" The four demons chuckled, exchanging excited glances and the one female goat demon asked, "Would you be up for a five-way later tonight? We've got lots of… fun stuff up in our room." "Depends," Angel said with a smirk, "How much money you got?"
"Uh… what?" the Incubus asked. "Well, you're basically soliciting a sex worker, right?" Angel asked, "Mista Valentino probably wouldn't take too kindly to me working a side gig for free. Oh, and I charge extra for women. Nothing against the ladies; just my personal policy." "What!? Are you serious!? Are you insane!?" the goat woman snapped, "We're inviting you to party with us and you want us to pay you!? Why? Isn't the coke enough?" Angel erupted into laughter, snorting as he struggled to catch his breath and said, "You… you're fucking kidding me, right? If I was that hard-up for a fix, I'd go to my boss and give him a BJ. Now screw off, I'm waiting for my boo to come back with our food."
The four Hellborn scoffed as the one woman of the group slammed her fist on the tabletop and said, "This is discrimination!" Angel laughed and said, "No, honey, this is called 'I don't wanna.' Now shoo. Ow!" Angel shrieked as the Incubus and the other two goat demons attempted to grab him and pull him out from the booth, "Get the fuck off of me!"
"Come on," the Incubus cooed, "You know you want it." Angel yelped as the woman grabbed his hair in one hand and his one upper arm in the other, pulling together with the other three to dislodge Angel from the booth and onto the floor. "Just stop fighting it, cutie," the Incubus said in a breathy whisper, "You'll have a lot of fun… we'll all have fun. Just quit fighting us and come… on! We'll show you a gay old time."
"What the absolute fuck is going on here!?" the Hellborn gasped as they turned to see Husk standing behind them; his eyes glowed red and gold as he bared his teeth and let out a low, throaty growl. "Get off of him… now!" "Yeesh, take it easy, old man." The woman scoffed, letting out a disgusted grunt as Husk pushed past the four of them, placing the plate with their food on the table before stooping down to help Angel up. "We were just having fun, no need to kill the vibe."
"Excuse me, but he didn't seem to be having fun to me." Husk scoffed, "Angel, are you okay?" Angel let out a moan and rubbed his scalp as he settled back down in the booth and said, "Ugh, yeah," Angel groaned, "This kind of shit happens a lot. Thanks, Husk."
"Hey, buddy, if you wanted in on the action all you had to do was ask," one of the male goat demons said rolling his eyes, "There's plenty of party favors to go around back in our room." "Yeah," the other male chuckled, "You're not really our scene, but a six-way isn't out of the question… so long as you don't mind being on the bottom."
"Fuck you, you perverts!" Husk snapped, surprising the four Hellborn and pretty much everyone in the café, "I don't know what kind of 'party' you four are planning to have, but if you're hoping to do here, at my hotel, you're SOL. I want you four out of my house! Now!"
"What the fuck are you saying, you crazy old geezer?" the female laughed, "Who are you to kick us out?" Husk's eyes darkened as the lights started to flicker; several of the other demons in the café rushed to press up against the walls or dove underneath tables or behind the serving counter. Angel's eyes widened as Husk's fur between his wings darkened, revealing a tattoo that looked reminiscent of one of the Deadly Sins' sigils with a heart symbol at the center. The sigil glowed a beautiful gold as yellow and orange energy danced across Husk's fur.
Husk lifted his right hand, held it out towards the quartet, and released a quick burst of energy, sending them flying backwards. The Hellborn gasped and yelped as Husk took a few steps forward, charging another burst and said, "I said… get… out… of my house. Now!" The quartet screamed as they scrambled to their feet and ran out of the café.
As soon as they were gone from sight, the energy died down, Husk's sigil vanished and the lights went back to normal. Husk let out a groan, shaking himself off and rolling his shoulders before clearing his throat and said, "Ahem, uh… my apologies, folks. Please, return to your… whatever it was you were doing."
Angel watched as the other patrons slowly started to return to their seats; Husk groaned and grabbed the platter with their Blintz and took his seat in the booth next to Angel, placing a hand on the spider demon's shoulder and said, "Are you okay, Angel?" Angel looked at Husk in surprise, shivering as the events of the last few minutes replayed in his head. "Angel!" Husk called, snapping Angel back to reality, "Angel, are you alright? You've been just staring at me for a solid minute. Is something wrong?" "Uh… no," Angel shivered, pointing at their dish and saying, "But… maybe we could take this somewhere else?"
Husk nodded slowly, letting out a heavy sigh as he got up and said, "I'll see if Harold can put this in a to-go box for us. We can eat it up in my room." Husk gasped as Angel grabbed his shoulder, spinning him around and pressing their lips together; the two sinners panted as they separated and Husk just looked up at Angel in confusion. "Uh… Angel?" "Thank you, Husky," Angel whispered, "For everything."