Chapter 29:

Next on the list

The door of one of their booked motel rooms would swing open as a exhausted Charlie shuffled inside, followed by her partner, Vaggie, their other 3 companions, Emily, Lute and Vallery.

It had taken them 2 days, but at last, they had achieved what they came to do.

Reaching the couch of the room, Charlie hopped over the arm rest and let herself fall face first onto the couch length wise….at which point she came to learn just how NOT soft the cushions were as everyone in the room could hear a yelp.

As a small trickle of red blood with golden swirls slowly came running from underneath Charlie's face, which laid flat against the couch cushions, Vaggie came bolting to her side "OH SHIT CHARLIE ARE YOU OK?!"

Slowly, without lifting her head, the princess raised a shaky hand and gave her a thumbs-up. At which, she finally lifted her head, the trickle of blood coming from her nostrils as she wheezed out in a pained croak "Uhg…I think I broke my nose….."

Not much later, Charlie now sat on the couch, a napkin against her nose and her head tilted back as Vaggie sat next to her.

"Babe you got to be more careful" the fallen angel spoke in a concerned tone as she gently rubbed the princess' back, before turning towards Lute "Still got the flowers?"

As Emily and Lute were in the middle of trying to get all the sand and grime out of their clothes, Lute would hold up a mason jar filled with deathly prairieblooms "Got 'em right here"

At which, Emily mumbled out "Ya know, it'd have been nice to know that the blooming season also lined up with sandstorm season"

As she said this, Vallery stood next to them, currently trying to clear a whole ton of sand out of her large fox ears.

Hearing this, Charlie gave an awkward chuckle "Sorry girls. Got too excited and it completely slipped my mind" before she'd check her napkin. Seeing the blood had finally stopped, she excitedly got up "BUUUUUT that's 2 reagents down, a few more to go"

The princess pulled out her list "Aaaaalright…let's see….next stop, The lust ring!" after which she looked up and gave the 2 angels before her a knowing eyebrow nudge "a ring you 2 are all too familiar with. Isn't that right Em?"

At this, Emily and Lute awkwardly looked away as their faces turned bright gold "Ahhh…y-yea….uhm…y-you could say that"

Narrowing her eyes, Vaggie piped up "Why'd we need to head to lust anyway?" as she walked up behind her girlfriend and sneaked a peek at the list "Hu….succubus spittle…shouldn't be too hard"

Vallery piped up "Well…..wouldn't it be a bit weird if the princess of hell just came strolling up to a succubus and ask them to spit in a cup for them?" as she shrugged "I mean, it sounds a tad weird. I know I wouldn't"

This caused everyone to hum in thought "Hmm….yea you kinda got a point there…" Vaggie spoke.

That was until Emily piped up "Ooh, my bestie's girlfriend, Pink. She's friends with one, Courtney. I met her, she's cool" at which Lute held up her hand for a high five next to her "Ey, good idea. Nice one, babe"

Clapping her hands together, Charlie piped up "Well that settles it. Emily, you try and get Pink on the phone" before she excitedly pointed at the door "Everyone, TO THE CAR!"

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After knocking on the door, they'd first hear annoyed grumbling and stumbling, almost sounding like the entire place being rearranged, accompanied by an annoyed "Yea I'm coming. Keep your shirt on!"

But once the door opened, the succubus's face broke out in a smile "OH SHIT EMILY, LONG TIME NO SEE GIRL!" as she'd wrap her arms around the seraphim in a tight hug "What can I do for ya?"

Tapping her index fingers together, she awkwardly mumbled out "Well uhm….Courtz…..could I ask yo to uhm…" as Emily pulled out a plastic container "Spit in this please?"

Courtney would just give her a narrow eyed, confused look "Uh…what…"

After explaining the situation, it wasn't long before Emily would return with the little plastic container basically filled to the brim with a viscous, slightly pinkish, translucent substance "AAAAAAAND another one done" as she hopped in the car and handed Charlie the container.

Whipping out a pen, the princess excitedly put another check near one of the reagents "At this rate, we'll be back at the hotel in no time"

Starting the car again, Vaggie piped up "I wonder how the others are doing at the hotel, so far, it's been like 3 days" at which Emily would respond "Yea….i wonder how Sera is doing as well….she's been acting….strange….i mean, she's in a VERY good mood….but her behavior is….off…."

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Carmine estate, pride ring, hell:

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Panting loudly, Sera came down as she felt the mattress next to her indent, suggesting her company laid down.

"Want me to remove the blindfold?"

Taking a few seconds to catch her breath, Sera managed to wheeze out, with a slightly hoarse voice "Y-yea just….give me a minute"

She'd feel someone sit down onto her stomach when suddenly, light came into her vision again as the blindfold she was wearing got removed. The first thing she was seeing being the sweat covered face of Carmilla Carmine, only a few inches away from hers as she purred out "oh…Dios mío…you look beautiful strapped to my bedposts"

When Carmilla had suggested they tried bondage, Sera had no idea what to expect, and yet here she lay, wrists and ankles strapped tightly in leather cuffs, each of which was tied to one of the arms dealer's bedposts.

"Want some water, mi angel?" the tall overlord spoke as she had begun to undo the seraphim's bindings.

"Y-yes….water sounds lovely right now" Sera croaked out, her throat still hoarse from her screaming from earlier…..by the 7 virtues, she hoped that no one heard her as she rubbed her sore throat.

Sitting up with her legs crossed, it was at this time Carmilla returned and handed her a bottle of water, which Sera gladly took, the cold liquid quenching the ache currently in her throat, before putting the bottle back down and sighing….

"Carmilla…..this stays between us, no one can know about this"

The tall arms dealer just nodded in understanding.

"If this gets out…..your reputation as an overlord….my position as high seraphim….those could be on the line….this could ruin us both"

Carmilla just smiled, threading her fingers into Sera's thick, white hair and pulling her into a frenzied kiss, which made her yelp in surprise.

And as she pulled back, she whispered into the mocha skinned woman's ear "This….mi pajarito….will be our little secret…"