Chapter 15: Movie Night

In the dining room, both the spider and the child acted as if nothing had happened as they ate dinner from their plates. However, Anya seemed to be internally nervous, even more so because of what Alastor would want to make a deal with her sooner or later.

When questioned, the girl simply told Charlie and Vaggie that she had fallen into the dirt, which had soiled her dress.

But the only one who knew better was Husk. He simply interrogated her through his thoughts about her getting hurt out there, to which she nodded slightly in response. Anya even muttered. - "Anya had to try to distract Mr. Dust from feeling guilty about Anya falling and getting hurt."

And when he asked how her injuries disappeared as if they had never existed, the child just looked down and trembled in fear, which served as the feline's answer.

"Apparently, Alastor will want something from you in exchange for not telling him what happened, huh?"- he asked in his mind, making her sigh in frustration. She was already scared just being in the presence of the Radio Demon, and having to stay up all night to talk to him again scared her even more.

Angel then joined them and ordered a drink, still with a sad expression on his face. Anya could see from his thoughts that the guilt he felt had not diminished in the slightest, making her feel bad.

She heard Husk's thoughts on this too. He could imagine that the little girl would want to help the spider again, since she saw that trying to distract him with some sweet drink wouldn't do much good.

Anya decided to try and think of something else to cheer Angel up, as she watched him drinking next to her. After thinking a lot, an idea came to her mind.

"Mr. Dust, what do you think about having a movie night together?" - she asked, hoping this would work.

This took Angel Dust by surprise, as he was still drinking from the drink bottle. She heard his thoughts on this, as if he was considering the idea. And then, the spider responded.

"Sure, it's okay. Let's wait until later, okay?" - he declared, with a crooked smile due to the onset of drunkenness. The child smiled slightly, hearing Husk finishing preparing a mango smoothie for her.

Anya was already back in Angel Dust's room, so they could watch a movie. Of course, before they started, the spider declared. - "I'm going to make us a bowl of popcorn. In the meantime, you can put on a movie for us, girl." - and started to leave the room.

Anya nodded before he closed the door. She then began to walk around the room, looking for a movie for them to watch. The child heard Fat Nuggets' thoughts that the spider had not yet removed the items he had hidden from her in the room.

This would make it harder to find a movie to watch. And once again, the two of them teamed up to look for the room.

This time, Anya found a kind of medium-sized cover, described as a movie. And what surprised the little girl was that it had Angel himself on the cover. - "Wow, Anya didn't know Mr. Dust was a movie actor. Maybe that's his job after all." - she commented, surprised at the possibility of her legal guardian working behind the cameras.

She heard Nuggets agree with her and then went to the television, thinking about how to turn it on to watch since it wasn't a reel of tapes that she had seen in the books at the orphanage.

After discovering a type of disc that came inside that cover, she handled the film loading device, as she decided to call it.

Once the little girl got it, she put the disc in and helped the little pig climb onto the bed, and then she climbed in too. The movie was still in its early stages when Angel Dust came back into the room with a huge bowl of popcorn and two glasses of soda in his other pair of arms.

When he got close enough, the spider saw what kind of movie the child had put on and was watching, and despair took over his head.

"Oh shit, Anya! Don't look at that!" - He quickly covered her eyes and began to press an eject button and remove the disc from the player. Once the movie was no longer visible, Angel breathed a sigh of relief.

After the spider's hands left her face, Anya was confused by Angel Dust's reaction. - "What happened, Mr. Dust? Anya just put that movie on that weird device for us to watch." - She asked, trying to process this.

Angel looked at her, concern and frustration in his expression. - "I'm sorry, Anya. But this movie is not recommended for your age, you understand?" - he explained, trying to protect her innocence as much as possible.

The girl turned her head slightly to the side, trying to process things. - "Uh,... Mr. Dust? Tell Anya, are you some kind of actor or something?" - she asked, curious.

Dust was briefly paralyzed with fear, unsure of how to respond. Anya could see from his thoughts that he couldn't tell her that he worked in adult movies or something. This confused her even more, what kind of movies were those, anyway?

And then the spider started to stutter. - "Well, yes... I'm a movie actor. But I don't think you want to know what kind or anything, okay?"

Anya could see the discomfort in his expression and thoughts, and decided to agree to ease the awkward atmosphere. - "Okay then. But anyway, is there any other movie we can watch besides this one?" - she asked, fearing that movie night would end up being canceled.

And to her relief, Angel simply went to one of the vanity drawers and rummaged around for a while, until he found another movie cover.

"I think we can watch this one without worrying too much, girl." - He declared, as he went to the television and placed the disc in the movie loading device.

While the movie was still starting, Angel Dust joined Anya and Fat Nuggets on his bed, and they prepared to watch the movie on television.

The movie itself seemed to be about action and espionage, which made the child more and more interested in the movie. It may not be a cartoon, but it was a lot of fun for her,mixing action and adventure, and everything the girl liked in spy series. And from what she knew through Angel, there were 5 movies in the franchise, and possibly there would be more in the future.

This made Anya even more excited. On a few occasions, she even screamed at specific scenes in the movie, and even pointed out the moments she liked the most in the movie.

As soon as the movie ended, the spider put on another one, which was the sequel, and they watched again on television.

At one point, Anya asked. - "By the way, when did you buy these movies, Mr. Dust?" - She didn't remember him buying these movies.

"Well, before I came back here that same day, I stopped by a movie rental store and bought 5 movies from that franchise for you to watch." - he replied, while eating popcorn in his hand.

This surprised the child, because even when she had read his thoughts she had not discovered this. Despite this, she returned to focusing on the movie they were watching.

And finally, during the third movie they were already watching, Anya started to feel sleepy little by little, until she ended up falling asleep completely and falling on top of something.

Angel Dust was already feeling bored during the movie. Not because he didn't like these kinds of movies or anything, just gradually getting tired. He had already put on the third movie of the same franchise, and the movie was already halfway through when he felt something fall on him.

He looked down and realized that Anya had fallen asleep on top of him. This took him by surprise, and when he picked up his phone, he realized that it was almost 10 pm, the time she usually goes to bed.

The spider realized that it was the first time he had seen her sleeping. He had to admit that it was quite adorable to see her at peace in that form.

He carefully got out of bed and began picking up the large bowl and the two now empty soda cups. Luckily, there weren't many popcorn crumbs on the bed, so Angel calmly walked to the bedroom door to take the items to the kitchen.

Niffty was still awake, cleaning things up, so she offered to wash the large bowl and two cups, which the spider ended up thanking her for. He was about to head back to his room when he met Husk on the way.

"Ah, you're still awake, I see." - The feline commented, as he took another sip from his drink bottle. Angel smiled at him, and began to declare.

"Well, sure, Kitten. We were watching some spy movies, which is Anya's favorite kind. But in the end, she fell asleep and I was going to take her to her room, now."

After finishing his sip from the drink bottle, Husk just stared at him dead and replied. - "Oh, I see. That's why everything is quiet. Normally, she would be playing or drawing a bit, before having to sleep." - He looked up, still thinking about her.

"But then, since she's gone to sleep..." - he heard Dust's annoyingly seductive voice, until he put two arms around him and pulled him close. - "... what do you say we have a private moment, just the two of us, Baby?"

The feline pushed him away, bothered by that behavior. - "Get out, you have a child to take care of now. A parent or guardian shouldn't behave like that, kid."

Angel Dust just smiled teasingly and replied. - "Ah, Babycakes... Just because I'm her legal guardian doesn't mean I can't have fun. Not to mention she's not even here right now, so it's safe."

Hearing this, a spark of brilliance appeared in Husk's mind. - "So, you're behaving yourself in her presence, is that it?" - he asked, smiling mischievously.

"Of course, I have my limits after all." - The spider shrugged and rolled his eyes, not understanding Husk's hint.

The feline continued to think about this, and then commented. - "Well, anyway, I have to go. See you in the morning, Angel." - and turned to leave. But then, he stopped in his tracks, and looked at Angel.

"Anyway, why don't you let her sleep with you tonight? After all, you two are clearly attached to each other, and it would help strengthen this bond you're developing with her."

Angel Dust found himself surprised by Husk's suggestion as he watched him leave the room. He didn't know what to think, but the feline was right.

The spider had taken a attached to her, and Anya had clearly taken a attached to him too, so much so that she had stayed up all night in the lobby, waiting for him to come back. Plus the drawings she had made of him.

With that, he sighed and began walking up the stairs, heading towards his room.

As soon as he entered, he went to the bed, still seeing the child sleeping on it, together with his little piggy. As much as Angel planned to take she to the her room, he didn't have the courage to take her out of there, since he could end up waking her up in the process.

So, he decided to try to get her into a more comfortable position on the bed. After that, he remembered that the television was still on, so he went over and turned it off, putting the movie with the others they had watched inside the drawer of his vanity.

After that, he looked once more at Anya, who was still sleeping soundly. He smiled lightly at her and in the end, walked towards his bed and settled down.

Eventually, Anya woke up briefly, and realized that she was not in her room. She looked to the side, and noticed Angel Dust sleeping next to her.

She didn't know how much time had passed, but then she saw his thoughts, even while asleep. And the child could see that the spider was having some kind of nightmare, given the expression on his face.

Even though Anya didn't understand what he was dreaming about, it gave her goosebumps and discomfort. And without thinking much, she approached him and hugged him.

She felt Angel calm and relax at the contact, and moments later, he too wrapped his arms around her and pulled her closer. Once again, the little girl saw his thoughts and realized that he was calming down.

With that, Anya smiled at having managed to calm him down and allowed herself to go back to sleep, while placing her face on his chest, getting comfortable.

02/15/2025: After rewriting this chapter several times, here it is. I started writing on the first day of the year, but I only managed to finish it today. It wasn't easy at all, as I had a lot of ideas that I ended up having to discard because they were so bad. It was definitely the hardest chapter to write so far. I hope you like it and wait for the next one.

I challenge you to guess what movies they were watching.