Author's note: This chapter contails allot f Vallentino, and i'm still not sure how, but even writing him made my skin crawl.

Chapter 5:

Under the moth's wing

A door swung open as Lute quickly made her way into the dressing room, slamming the door behind her as behind her, she could hear the demeaning voice of the tall moth demon, Vallentino scream "You get 15 minutes to get your shit together!"

With shaking hands, Lute would grab a makeup sponge as she began to apply foundation to hide her current new addition, a quickly darkening black eye. She'd really done it now, she had flunked the last 3 scenes and Val was furious.

If only she had something to keep her head in the game as she began to dart her gaze across the large vanity in search of something….ANYTHING to keep her going…..that was until a knock was heard at the door of the dressing room as the now much calmer voice of the tall moth rang "Lute, cariño, sorry things got a little heated there" his voice dripping with that all too familiar false kindness, sending shivers across Lute's spine….but what if there was a slight chance he'd be slightly nicer if she cooperated?

Trying to get her shaking under control, she swallowed a lump in her throat and forced herself to walk towards the door, and with shaky hands, opened it slightly.

"Theeeeere is my star, my pequeño angel" Vallentino spoke as he forced his way in and reached out to stroke the side of Lute's face, making her temporarily flinch, tho when her slight step back was met with the tall moth demon pulling up his lip in a snarl, she forced herself to stay in place as she allowed him to touch her, tho still keeping her eyes fixed on the ground "I'm sorry….Val….i'll try to get my head back in the game…" she spoke with a shaky voice.

The tall pimp demon would smile a wicked grin as he began fumbling in the inner pocket of his coat "What you need, cariño, is some….motivation" as he produced a small, zip lock bag, inside of which were a variety of colorful little pills Lute had slowly grown all too accustom to in her 3 years of working for the moth demon.

He would hold up his hand, as if gesturing for Lute to give him hers, and as she begrudgingly put her open hand in his palm, he would drop one of the small pills into her hand "Just take one of these and all of your stress will melt away….then we can finish the shoot and you can go right back to that…..tacky hotel with the princesa, can you do that for me cariño?"

Lute would walk over to her dresser as she pulled out a small water bottle, tho she would temporarily tense up and put it down as the tall overlord would put 2 hands on her shoulders from behind "Just do this little thing for me and you're all done for today, can you do that for me, mi pequeño angel" tho as he did this, his second set of arms would sneakily pull out a small, pink vial with a skull shaped topper from his coat, uncork it and drop a small drop into the water bottle…..

"Y-yes….Vallentino…." Lute managed to force herself to say as she took a deep breath, popped the pill in her mouth and reach for the water bottle as she downed a few large gulps, unaware of the fact her water bottle had been spiked.

From that moment on, everything became hazy, her whole body feeling almost feather light as her mind was almost on a cloud.….as the tall overlord spoke "I have a little treat for you, mi pequeño angel…..i figured out what you're into….so be good, and the next scene….you get to shoot with only girls….does that sound nice, cariño?" as venom laced his every word, his sweetness artificial and….rotten….tainted…but for some weird reason, Lute couldn't get herself to care….

Lute wasn't sure what it was, but something within her couldn't help but agree with the tall moth demon, his words suddenly being so enticing, but she couldn't explain why…..

From that moment on, Lute's memory of that day became…..fuzzy…..

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Hazbin hotel lobby, 2 in the morning, pride ring, hell:

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"Maybe one more" Angel dust spoke as Husk topped him off one last time "Alright Legs, but this is your LAST one, understood?"

Angel held his arms up "Relax Husky. My plan exactly" as he began to swirl his drink around, looking into the glass before Husk piped up "Worried about her?"

"Damnit Husky, "worried" doesn't begin to cover it….you saw the switch in mask….i know that mask all too well because I WORE that same damn mask for years….i know the shit she did….but I don't know….i feel some kinda kinship….i know what it's like….the hell she's going through…..no one deserves that, not even her, even after all the shit she did….."

"Then why didn't you object before? When Lucifer gave her soul to the Vee's?"

The spider demon sighed "If I'd known, I'd have gladly told ya, Husky….but I have not the foggiest fuckin idea…."

It was at this point that the doors of the hotel would slowly open and a figure stumbled its way inside, but as Angel Dust and Husk would turn to see who it was, both of them gasped as the tall, spider demon yelped "LUTE?!"

Quickly running up to her, Angel caught her in his arms as he took in the state she was in.

She had a weird glow about her, eyes half lidded and nearly rolling back into her skull as she had a strange, dopey smile plastered across her face, cheeks dusted with a golden blush.

She felt warm to the touch and clammy, almost as if she had some kinda fever.

"HUSKY, GET CHARLIE AND VAGGIE, I THINK THAT FUCKER VAL DRUGGED HER!"

"ON IT, LEGS!" Husk shouted back as he jumped over the bar and quickly darted up the stairs using his wings, all the while Angel slowly led the loopy angel to one of the nearby couches "Alright Lute, just lay down here, can you do that for me?" but something about the state of the fallen angel felt…..familiar….and as realization hit, Angel Dust's skin began to crawl "That sleazy motherfucker…"

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The anarchy demon's penthouse, pride ring, hell:

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The silence of the anarchy demon's residence was disturbed by the telltale sound of the phone of the anarchy demon's girlfriend, Velvette as it began ringing on the bedside table.

A shaky, ebony skinned arm would slowly emerge from under the covers and reach for the phone as the short fashionista arose from her deep slumber, rubbing the sleep from her eyes as she picked up "Yea?...Vaggie….do you have any fuckin idea what bloody time it is….." as next to her, the anarchy overlord, Ashley, would also stir.

Suddenly, Velvette's eyes shot open, now completely awake "WHAT?!" as she jumped out of bed and began pacing back and forth "You sure?...100% positive?!...fuck….no…no I'll be on my way, give me 20 minutes" as she hung up "BABE?! We have to head to the hotel, NOW!"

Seeing her girlfriend distressed, Ashley practically shot out of bed "What's the situation?!" she barked out af Velvette quickly snapped her fingers and poofed into one of her many outfits "I'll explain on the way there, we got to move!"

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Back at the hazbin hotel, Angel Dusk currently sat on the sofa, Lute splayed out as she rested her head on his lap, all the while the spider demon was making sure she was alright as Husk stood by, having brought the both of them a glass of water. Vaggie stood nearby, worry on her face while Charlie was currently biting her nails as she was furiously pacing back and forth, practically digging a trench into the carpet.

Suddenly, the doors would slam open as in came speed walking Velvette, Ashley following suit as the anarchy demon barked out "We came as fast as we could" as Velvette added "Where's she?"

"Right here" Angel dust spoke as he gestured to the loopy angel in his lap.

Grabbing a nearby ottoman, Velvette would take a seat in front of the couch "Alright Lute, can you sit up for me?"

The fallen angel would sit up, but quickly flopped forward, resting her hands on the short overlord's shoulders "Wow…you're really fucking pretty…." To which Ashley barked up behind them "She's already taken, sweetcheeks"

Velvette would frown at her partner "Babe, cut her some slack, she's under influence" as she would use her fingers to try and open the angel's eyelids "hmm….pupils severely dilated…..blood vessels expanded like shit…."

She would feel the fallen exorcist's forehead "Clammy skin…..slight fever like symptoms….." as she would cup Lute's chin "Alright luv, can you open your mouth for me?"

Lute obliged with a dopey grin as Velvette took a few sniffs at her breath before getting up and gripping both sides of her head "oh shit, oh fuck….."

"What is it, Vel?" Vaggie spoke up, to which Charlie added "Yea, is she alright?"

Angel Dust would look at the short fashionista with a pleading look "Vel…please…don't tell me…." To which she sighed in defeat "As much as I hate to say it….there's no doubt about it…" before she turned to the small group "…..all the signs are there….love potion…."

The group would gasp in shock as Charlie piped up "But how is that possible?! You destroyed your ONLY recipe, like, 3 and a half years ago, we were THERE….wouldn't they have ran out by now?"

Cursing under her breath, Velvette was approached by Ashley from behind who put a hand on her shoulder "Hun…you don't think that they…."

"Yes…yes they did" Velvette bitterly spat out "I don't know how, but those fuckers must have found a way to reverse-engineer MY fucking formula, allowing them to re-produce it on a mass scale" as she began to grip both sides of her head "This is BAD!"

"So what do we do now?" Vaggie asked, glancing over at the still severely drugged up fallen angel.

"She's currently VERY susceptible to suggestion….she seems alright but that's because she's in an artificially induced state of euphoria….but she won't be for long, coming down from this is gonna be rough…..make sure she's comfortable, and most important, DON'T leave her alone"

Angel Dust shot up from his spot on the couch "I'll look after her!"

Tho quickly, someone would grab a hold of his arm, and as he looked to his right, he'd see Husk standing there "No…WE will look after her" he smiled at the spider demon before focusing his gaze on Velvette "We'll make sure she's ok….she's in good hands"

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"Aaaaand this is where you will be sleeping tonight, Lute" Angel Dusk spoke as him and Husk led the still loopy fallen angel into the former pornstar's room.

As husk closed the door behind them, Angel gave him a smile "Thanks…Husky…for helping with this…"

The cat demon smiled as he helped Angel to get Lute into something akin of pajamas, before wrapping her up in blankets "Hey of course…this is important to you, so it's important to me…." As he glanced at the Angel, who was currently curled up on the spider demon's bed as his pet pig, Fatnuggets hopped on the bed and began to sniff at Lute's face, causing her to giggle.

The tall spider demon would look over the scene with a solemn face as Husk piped up "I guess you see a bit of yourself in her, hu?"

Angel Dusk lowered his head and gave a small chuckle "Can't hide anything from the "wise old bartender", can't I, hu Husky?"

As he returned his gaze to Lute "Can you blame me? I don't know….i guess you could say I'm starting to see her almost like a sister…weird hu?"

Husk would just shrug, his arms crossed "Eh, not that weird….not by far the weirdest thing that ever came out of your mouth…I guess I kinda get it…." To which, Angel Dusk put an arm around the cat demon "Thanks…..Husky…." to which the bartended responded "Anytime, legs"