HEELLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOO, FANFIC CENTRAL! IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK!
OKAY! Now that everything's back to normal, I can finally start steering this story in the right direction!
I know, I know - sorry I took so long, but I needed time to kick my procrastination and writer's block in the ass!
*sigh* Okay, on with the story!
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LET'S GOOOOOOOOO!
Chapter Five: Welcome to the Hazbin Hotel! Part 2
*CRASH!*
"WHAT THE FUCK, BITCH!?"
"YOU SELFISH ASSHOLE! I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!"
"THE HELL'S GOT YOUR TACO IN A TWIST THIS TIME?!"
"YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU TRIED TO DO, ANGEL!"
"WHOA, WHOA, EASY THERE, TOOTS! I WAS TRYING TO DO MY GIRL-BUDDY A SOLID! AIN'T THAT WHAT THIS HOTEL WAS MADE TO DO?! TO HELP OTHERS IN NEED?!"
"NOT WITH TURF WARS THAT RESULT IN TERRITORIAL GENOCIDE, ¡PUTA CABRÓN!"
"HEY, HEY! KEEP THAT FUCKING SPEAR AWAY FROM MY CHEEKS, THOSE ARE MY MONEY MAKERS!"
"YOU SHOULD'VE THOUGHT OF THAT BEFORE SNEAKING OUT OF THE HOTEL!"
*TWAAAAAAAAANG!*
Naruto had just walked in when all the commotion started, surprised at the freshly-thrown spear dug into the wall just a few inches from his head. He blinked before turning his head at the current squabble in front of him between Angel and Vaggie, who froze at the intrusion of their argument.
"..."
"..."
"...Uh, I was never here?" the whiskered blond replied with an uneasy tone. "Carry on, then!" He finished, much to the pornstar's horror and Vaggie's delight.
Within the last ten years, he and the others had been frugal and shrewd with their money. Gone were the ruined furniture of old and replaced with newer ones of better quality; the walls, ceiling and floor themselves refurbished to pristine condition. Each individual room was catered over to the bare basics, allowing any incoming tenants to add their own decorations and flair so as to feel more at home. The windows had been cleaned and maintained, the doors practically redone.
"Naruto?" he heard Charlie's voice call out from upstairs, "I sorta need your help with something! Do you think you can come up here, really quick?"
"Uh, yeah! Be right there, Charlie!"
Making his way up towards a specific room, the former shinobi let out a tired yawn as he reached for the doorknob...only for the door itself to fly open and himself being dragged into the room. The door slammed shut, and Naruto only realized something was wrong when he felt arms wrapped around his front.
"Whoa, babe, I thought you needed-" Naruto was cut off when he started to hear the quiet sobs against his back. "Charlie, what's wrong?" the blond Sinner asked her softly.
The Princess of Hell feverishly kept her hold on him a few moments more before turning her head up to look at him, tears trailing down her cheeks.
"...Am I...doing the right thing?"
Naruto stiffened for a moment before turning around to embrace the blond princess, his left hand rubbing her back in a soothing manner. "What brought this up? Is everything alright?"
*sniff!* "W-well, don't get me wrong! I'm grateful that you and Vaggie are going all in-" Charlie was hushed to silence when Naruto held a finger to her lips.
"Charlie, we'd be all too happy to do it again. You know this..." the whiskered Sinner reassured as he rubbed her cheek with his thumb, wiping away her tears. "Now what's really wrong?"
Charlie hesitated for a few moments before letting out a sigh. "But what if...what if we fail, Naruto? What if a-all of this was for nothing in the end?" The Princess of Hell muttered as she rested her head into Naruto's chest. "I-I don't want everything we've built up for the last ten years to go to waste."
"And it won't. Besides, so what if we fail? That just means we learn from our mistakes, and try again." the blond Sinner spoke. "If I gave up because I was afraid of failing, I'd never get anywhere, Charlie."
"And if I am?" she asked l, her voice trembling albeit with a shaky smile.
"Babe, it's okay to be afraid of anything. But to really work for what you want, sometimes all you need is a leap of faith..."
Inching her face closer to his, she whispered: "Will you catch me if I fall?"
"And help you back on your feet."
There noses brushed now...
"Stay with me?"
"Now and always..."
Their lips brushed together, then inched closer still...
For Charlie, she was always a bit of a romantic at heart. The first time the cheerful princess had felt this way was when she had dated Seviathan von Eldritch, many years ago. They only got as far as barely past holding hands and embracing before the spark she felt had faded away. It wasn't so much of a loss on her part - reason being that Seviathan revealed to her that he was an "aero-ace". Thus the two had separated on amicable terms, but remained good friends alongside his parents. His sister, Helsa, beheld a bitter rivalry with the Princess of Hell and would most likely do so until her final days.
With Naruto, however...
Charlie purred with delight as she melted into the kiss, her arms circling around the whiskered blond's neck as he tightly hugged her waist. She always overindulged in his kisses just as much as Vaggie did. His skin was hard, toned by his many years of combat and warm as toasty Hellfire. The former shinobi's arms made her feel safe, like she was wrapped in the world's coziest cocoon and never wanted to leave. Sometimes just seeing his strong, confident smile was more than enough to wash all her worries away.
In contrast, Naruto savored her lips in a delicious blend of black cherry and vanilla. The enticing scent of cinnamon and apples from her hair filled his nostrils with delight as he held her close, the princess' slender form snugly fitting against his. But it was her soul that captivated him the most: the bright, shining ball of hope nestled within her that wanted to see the best of their world beneath its depraved chaotic exterior. Her laughter, bubbly and sweet, would leave him weak in the knees when he'd least expect it.
But what he SHOULD'VE expected was-!
*Moan...* "Naruto...?"
"Hmm...?"
*GROPE!*
The whiskered blond's eyes widened as he felt a slender hand start to fondle the front of his quickly-tightening shorts, fingers tracing a visible bulge. Looking up, he came face to face with mischievous white eyes in a sea of blood and beholden with traces of lustful temptations. He knew that look. "Ch-Charlie?!" Naruto stammered through tense gritted teeth.
"Mmmmhmhmhmhmhmhmhm...You know~!" The bubbly princess cooed in a sensual tone. "I'm getting a bit hungry...can you give me a nice, tasty dessert? Hopefully one with a thick cream filling~~!"
'Oh, unholy FUCK! Not again!' he whimpered as Charlie used a bit of her magic to undo the first few buttons of her shirt, revealing a good portion of her modest cleavage for his eyes to feast on. Her horns grew more prominent as she licked her lips hungrily, her purring sounding more and more audible. 'I barely survived LAST TIME!'
Charlie Morningstar was in what the former shinobi could only summarize as...The Mood.
Doesn't happen very often with her, but when it does...
Naruto Uzumaki would rather be fighting a near-omnipotent god in a gridlocked deathmatch than to be victim to whatever carnal depravity his girlfriend wanted to subject him to, if only because he knew that he wouldn't be able to say no...
"H-hey, babe! Y'know, y-you must really be feeling exhausted from today! C'mon, let's get you to bed-"
"Great idea~!"
*WHOMP!*
The poor Sinner yelped in surprise as he found himself pinned onto the bed with his back against the covers. Before he could think about moving, Charlie straddled his waist as she leaned her body over his - the aroma of her steadily-growing pheromones invading his senses, causing him to grab ahold of her swaying hips grinding slowly on top of his own.
"Now now, my big strong foxy-kun~" Naruto shivered - a part of him regretted teaching her some of the customs from his homeland - as the normally bubbly princess softly let loose a deep lusty growl in his ear before playfully biting the lobe. "This vixen is in need of a good time~. And I know you've been hiding such a fat juicy eclair. Won't you give it to me~?" She finished while unzipping his shorts.
"Uh, m-maybe later, babe! I-I think I can hear Vaggie calling for help again, you k-know how she can get-!" The whiskered blond tried to reason, only for his breathing to hitch as her fingers started to rummage through the open flap of his boxers.
"Oh, goodie~! It's been a while since we had a proper menage-a-trois" Charlie grabbed ahold of her "prize" and started rubbing it slowly, feeling him begin to thicken from the attention. "Hmmm...On second thought, I think I'll just help myself to my favorite little treat. Right. Fucking. NOW~"
'OH GOD, SOMEBODY HELP ME!' Naruto all but screamed within his head.
*DING DONG!*
The pair froze as they heard the sound of a doorbell. While they were both surprised, Naruto also saw it as an opportunity to escape.
"Ohwillyoulookatthatsoundslikesomebody'satthedoorIbettergodownthereandgreetthemsorrybabetalktoyoulaterloveyouBYE!" And then the former shinobi freed himself from his entrapment before zooming down the stairs.
Whereas the Princess of Hell blinked in confusion as her personality reverted back to normal, her more demonic traits receding before realization dawned on her. "Oh no, did I scare him off again? Naruto, wait I'm sorry!" Charlie shouted before running after him.
"GANGWAY!" Naruto cried out as he raced down the steps, alerting both Vaggie and Angel to his presence. Reaching the door, he opened it wide to reveal...!
"Greetings, my vulpine friend! What a lovely evening we're having, isn't it?" A rather old-timey radio voice announced.
The person standing at the door was a slim, dapper male Sinner demon with beige-colored skin, and a broad smile full of sharp, yellow teeth. Standing at around seven feet tall, he stood a bit taller than Naruto, who stood at a moderate six-foot-five.
His hair was of a pinkish-red cropped, angled bob-cut with black tips at the ends and two large, black tipped tufts of hair extending from the top of his head, evoking the ears of a deer. The style has an undercut at the back, and two small black antlers protruding from the crown.
The newcomer's eyes were of dark-red sclera, bright-red irises and thin black pupils. His forearms and lower legs faded to dark grey, eventually ending in red-tipped fingers
His attire consisted of a red pinstripe coat with dark-red lapels piped with white, which is ragged along the bottom hem. Underneath this was a bright red dress-shirt with a black cross on the chest, and long black dress pants with matching bright red cuffs. Finally, on the right side of his face was a dark-red oval-shaped monocle rimmed with black, just over the eye.
The accessories completing the ensemble were a black knotted bowtie with a bright red center, black gloves with red at the fingertips, black pointed-toe boots, and finally a thin cane with a vintage style microphone attached to it.
Naruto blinked at the Sinner's words dumbfoundedly. "Oh, hello there..."
*SLAM!*
*sigh* 'Great. Just what I needed to deal with today...the fucking Radio Demon and all his bullshit right outside the door. This oughta be good...' he grumbled to himself.
*Knock!* *Knock!* *Knock!*
Opening the door again to see the Sinner still standing there, the whiskered blond narrowed his eyes in begrudged annoyance. "May I speak now...?"
"...You can start with telling me just what the fuck are you doing here?"
"Oh, how you wound me, Ninetails! I just so happened to hear that you were in the neighborhood, and thought I'd stop by for a visit!" The Radio Demon explained, his smile never wavering.
"Hmph. Hate to break it to ya, "pal", but I'm afraid you've wasted your time." Naruto huffed out. "There's no entertainment for you here..."
"Tsk tsk tsk! Come now, is that anyway to greet an old friend?" The taller demon chastised, shaking his head at the perceived rudeness
"One: you're no friend of mine. And second: There are many reasons as to why'd you show up here..." The whiskered blond snarled, causing the other Sinner to narrow his eyes at the challenge. "...and none of them are good. Now then, Smiles, it'd be best if you were to turn around and stay off the property before I-!"
"Hey, Naruto...?" The former shinobi's eyes widened as he heard Charlie walking up behind him. "Who's at the door?"
Before the blond Sinner could respond to her question, the red dressed newcomer maneuvered his way past the former shinobi and held out his hand. "Alastor! Pleasure to be meeting you, sweetheart - QUITE a pleasure!" As he spoke the red demon - Alastor - shook her hand before opting to let himself in the corridor. "Excuse my sudden visit, but I saw both your spotlights in the picture-show! And I just couldn't resist: WHAT A PERFORMANCE!" Waving his hands in the air, he continued. "Why, I haven't been that entertained since the Stock Market Crash of 1929!" *Laughs* "Ah, so many orphans~!"
"STOP RIGHT THERE!"
Even Naruto had to blink at the sight of Vaggie threatening Alastor with her spear. While the whiskered blond applauded the attempt, he knew that it would've done absolutely nothing to deter an Overlord of his standing.
"I know your game," The Fallen Angel growled out between her teeth, "and I'm not gonna let you hurt anyone here! You pompous, cheesy, talk-show shitlord!"
Finding her bravado amusing, the Radio Demon chuckled as he pushed the tip of her spear aside with a finger. "Dearie, if I wanted to hurt anyone here-"
"Then you'd answer to me, Alastor." The former shinobi retorted with a threat of his own, arms crossed in front of himself. "And we both know how that would end..."
"...Is that so, Fishcake?"
"Just try it, Bambi..."
Turning around with a smile on his face, Alastor glared at Naruto - who had matched it with his own. The interior of the room darkened as their respective powers flared: one a deep bloody red with static and hints of Voodoo veve symbols, the other a bright burning gold with orange wisps of energy and multiple kanji. From their demonic power shapes started to emerge until a red demonic stag with sharp dagger-like horns gave a furious bellow at a snarling orange fox with nine long tails lashing violently in the air.
Charlie was nervous, whereas Vaggie froze from the sheer excruciating pressure of killing intent.
"Hey, what's with the strawberry pimp?" Angel Dust, who had finally bothered to come out and see the commotion, was the only one with the gall to ask such a question.
Naruto snorted at the porn star's comment, causing Vaggie's mouth to slightly twitch upwards and for Charlie to turn around to chastise the sole tenant of the hotel.
"Angel! That's not a very nice thing to say about a new guest!"
"Uh, newsflash! We're in Hell, I don't think he's gonna fuckin' care what I think, toots." The spider-like Sinner responded.
"...Unnecessary commentary aside," The Radio Demon spoke up, reverting his show of power in favor of reason, "I'm here because I want to help!"
"..."
"..."
"..."
"...Say what, now?"
"Help!" Alastor repeated with a laugh, tapping the microphone on his cane. "Hello? Is this thing on? Testing, testing!"
An eye appeared on the microphone itself before replying: [Well, I heard you loud and clear!]
Naruto traced his gaze over the others before he spoke. "Well, I call bullshit..."
Unsure of what was going on, Charlie spoke to the red Sinner. "You want to help with..."
"This ridiculous thing you're trying to do! This hotel! I want to help you run it!" The Radio Demon answered as he suddenly appeared behind them.
"Buuuuuut...why?" The princess asked.
"Ha ha ha! Why does anyone do anything?" the Overlord went on, "Sheer, absolute boredom! I've lacked inspiration for decades. My work became mundane - lacking focus." Here he leaned his arm atop Vaggie's head before pushing her away. The poor white-haired woman would crashed into something if not for Naruto catching her mid-fall, getting an appreciative look from her. "Anyways, I've come to crave a NEW form of entertainment, ha ha ha!"
The whiskered blond huffed in irritation. "Figures you'd be bored outta your fucking mind, reindeer games. And here I thought everything's just entertainment for you, isn't it?"
"Oh, but it's the purest kind, my friend. Reality! TRUE passion!" Alastor exclaimed with gusto. "After all, the world is a stage! And a stage is a form of entertainment..."
"So...does this mean that you think it's possible to rehabilitate a demon?" The optimistic princess asked him with a smile.
*Laughs* "Of course not! That's wacky nonsense!" Only for Alastor to brush her off with a wave of his hand. "Redemption - oh, the nonexistent humanity! No, no, no, no! I don't think that there's anything left that could save such loathsome Sinners!" Taking a moment to gesture to Naruto and Angel Dust - who only glared and shrugged their shoulders respectively - the Radio Demon raised his hands towards the main lobby of the hotel. "The chance given was the life they lived before - the punishment is THIS! There is no undoing what is done..."
"Nice fancy words and all, but I still say you're wasting your time." Naruto retorted, getting Alastor to side-eye a slight glare at the interruption.
"Naruto, please..." Charlie reasoned, causing the whiskered blond to relent for now.
'Dammit Charlie, you should know better than this. Alastor's bad news - the kind we want as far away from this place as possible.' he thought.
"So then, why do you want to help me if you don't believe in my cause?" she asked the Overlord, whose eyes began to glow an eerie red at her attention.
"Consider it an investment of ongoing entertainment for myself!" The red-clad Sinner replied as he suddenly spun Charlie around as though they were dancing. "I want to watch the scum of the world struggle to climb up the hill of betterment! Only to repeatedly trip, and tumble down into the fiery pit of failure..."
"...Riiiiiiiiight." The princess stressed out as she stepped away from the Radio Demon's eccentricity.
"Yes, indeed-y! I see great things headed your way, and who better to help you than I?" Alastor commented as he led Charlie towards one part of the lobby, leaving the others by themselves.
"So, uh," Angel Dust started, "what's the deal with Smiles, over there?"
Vaggie looked at the gay pornstar as though he'd grown a second head. "Wait-you've never heard of him before? You've been here longer than me!"
When the spider-like Sinner shrugged his shoulders in reply, Naruto voiced in. "Vags, Angel's not the sort to get into demon politics - not his style. You know that." Getting her attention, the whiskered blond gave her a reassuring smile. "Care to fill him in?"
Watching the former Exorcist explain Alastor's origins to Angel Dust, the whiskered blond then began to contemplate as to why the Radio Demon would even bother helping them out. Obviously, the red deer-like Sinner was an outright manipulative sadist who finds the suffering of others enjoyable. But for some reason, that thought didn't sit right with him. 'Alastor might say that he's doing this for his own entertainment, but I know something doesn't make sense. The man goes missing for little over seven years, and suddenly he shows up at our doorstep out of the blue to help our cause? Bullshit. No way that motherfucker's doing this just because he's bored - he wants something. But what?'
"Okay!" Charlie suddenly shouted with an outburst, getting Naruto's attention. Apparently he must've been very deep in thought, because Vaggie was now standing close to where Charlie was and Angel Dust was sitting alone at the nearby bar. "So, Al! You're sketchy as fuck, and you clearly see what I'm trying to do here as a joke." Taking a deep breath, she continued. "But I don't. I think that everyone deserves a chance to prove they can be better. So...I'm taking your offer to help. On the condition that there be no...trickster...voodoo strings attached!" The princess finished in a hurried tone.
"So it's a deal, then?" Naruto saw the red flags even before Alastor held out his hand for Charlie to shake. Ominous green light filled the room as Vaggie and Angel Dust were seemingly pushed back by a sudden gust of wind. Only the former shinobi himself was unaffected by the Radio Demon's show of power.
'Huh. So that's the power of a Dealmaker...' He thought. The whiskered blond was about to intervene on the princess' behalf, when suddenly-
"Nope!"
Charlie shot her hands out in front of her, refusing to shake the Overlord's hand. "No shaking! No deals. I-" The bubbly blond hesitated for but a moment as she turned away from Alastor. Only to immediately turn back to face him. "As Princess of Hell, and heir to the throne..." she started, "I, uh, hereby order that you help with this hotel!...For as long as you desire..." After a moment had passed, she concluded with a question. "Sound fair?"
'...Goddamn it, Charlie!' Naruto vented internally as he looked on at the interaction. 'no way that'd work-'
"Hmm...fair enough!" Alastor replied, shrugging his shoulders as he proceeded to take a look around the interior of the hotel. He stopped at Vaggie first, who's glare only worsened as he scratched underneath her chin. "Smile, my dear! You know you're never fully-dressed without one!" The Radio Demon commented before walking back to Charlie. "So where is your hotel staff?" Upon hearing his question, the bubbly princess merely gestured to both Naruto and Vaggie, sporting an impassive gaze and pointed stare respectively. "Ohohoho...You're going to need more than that..." Finally walking towards Angel Dust, Alastor asked: "And what can you do, my effeminate fellow?"
"I can suck you dick..." The pornstar replied.
*static*
"HA! No."
"Your loss~"
Pacing back to the middle of the lobby, the Overlord rang out his opinion. "Well, this just won't do! I suppose I can cash in a few favors to liven things up!" With a snap of his fingers, flames shot out of a nearby fireplace before a silhouette of some kind of small-statured demon fell into the pile of firewood. Walking over to the ash-covered demon, Alastor reached into and pulled out the figure, only for it to open its large round eye and shake off the soot in mere moments.
It was a small, female cyclops Sinner demon with pointed limbs, white skin. Her eye sports a light yellow iris, thick eyelashes, a hot-pink sclera with a yellow gradient, and a large pie eye-cut pupil. When feeling homicidal, her pupil shrinks and her eye gains black veins.
Her red-pink hair is kept into a slightly messy bob cut with a curl on each side, and a single light yellow streak located at the top. Her mouth filled with sharp light pale yellow teeth inside and black lips, and small hot-pink dots on each of the corners.
Her clothing of choice were a black neckerchief around her neck, and a 1950s red-pink maid dress under a white apron with three hot-pink dripping splotches. She also wore long black gloves which covers most of her hands and arms, along with matching-colored tights.
"This little darlin' is Nifty!" The Radio Demon announces as he let go of the new arrival.
"Hi! I'm Nifty! It's nice to meet you!" Nifty greeted as she looked at the others. "It's been awhile since I made new friends!" *giggle!~* "Why are you all women-OOOOH, IT'S NINETAILS!"
"Hm?" Was Naruto's intelligent reply before he found himself being climbed over by the small Sinner. "...Oh. Hey there."
"I heard you killed two hundred Exorcists on your first day here! Mmmhm, such a naughty boy~!"
'...Great, she's one of THOSE.' The whiskered blond grumbled to himself before a thought occurred to him. "Nifty, right? Listen, do you think you can do something about the cobwebs? We keep getting a constant bug problem at the hotel-"
*gasp!* "OH MY GOSH, THAT'S AWFUL! Right away, Mr. Ninetails, sir!" And just like that the tiny demon scurried off throughout the hotel, feather duster in hand.
Satisfied to have kept the possible-yandere busy, the former shinobi was about to talk with Charlie when a sudden green light shot from where the bar was.
"HA! Read 'em and weep, boys!" a raspy, growling voice could be heard, catching all the hotel residents by surprise.
But only Naruto had a smirk on his face. 'Holy shit, I know that voice...' the whiskered blond thought as he saw who it was.
Standing at a table with cards, chips, and stacks of money was an anthropomorphic avian cat demon. The sclera of his eyes being pitch black, with light yellow irises and slit pupils. He has large and lengthy, red feather-like eyebrows with black vertical stripes near the tips, and a small black heart above each eyebrow.
His fur is a dark taupe, overlayed with white on his face, torso, feet, and upper arms. The insides of his ears are white with a red tip at the point and red heart in the center. A black tuff of fluff protrudes from each, creating the appearance of small hearts.
There was a darker shade of his fur encircling his ankles, mimicking cuffs on a set of pants. His tail is long and dark taupe-colored, ending with a large spray of plume-like feathers which are a vivid-red with black and white stripes. He has heart-shaped, light yellow paw-pads underneath the paws on his hands and feet.
His wings are large and red, with darker-taupe on the undersides. The undersides of his wings are decorated with black stripes which feature red and white roulette wheel dot markings. The outside of his wings are decorated with more black stripes, which wrap around the joints and run around a row of white roulette wheel dots.
The cat-like demon wore simple, minimal clothing, which consists of a black top hat with a red band and a gold button-like decoration, a red bowtie around his neck, and a set of black trousers which are held by black suspenders over his shoulders. His look was evocative of a magician, paired with a casino referencing playing card theme.
"Full-WHOA!" The Sinner exclaimed as his surroundings began to distort before noticing his new location. "The hell? What the fuck is this?" Feeling a familiar presence, he turned around only to see: "YOU..."
"Ah, Husker my good friend! Glad you could make it!"
"Don't you 'Husker' me, you sonofabitch! I was about to win the whole damn pot!" Husk gestured to the pile of money, expecting it to fade away...only to be surprised when it stayed there as he grabbed ahold of it. "Huh. Thought for sure it'd disappear with some kind of bullshit."
"Thought I'd help you with your troubles, ya stupid mangy cat!" Naruto laughed out with a smirk, a glowing orange demonic pentagram hovering over his left palm.
The gambling Sinner blinked at those words before turning to face the speaker with a grin slowly growing on his face. "Well, I'll be motherfuckin' damned..." Husk muttered to himself. When he saw who it was, he broke out in a hoarse guffaw. "Why you cocky little shit! Now I'm gonna fucking owe you for this!"
"Eh, fuggetaboutit! How've ya been, Husk? Long time, no see!"
Alastor did not show any indication that he was disturbed by the interruption. "I take it you two are already acquainted?" he asked.
"What?" The former shinobi replied, only to blink as he processed the question. "Uh, yeah I guess you could say that. Five years ago I was racking up wins at one of the local clubs, and Husk here was my last opponent."
"Bull-fucking-shit, and you know it, fox!" The cat-like demon butted in. "It was a three-way game of high-stakes Liar's Dice at Mammon's Wild Card Casino, and you were playing against both me and Davy Jones!"
"Didn't you jump in when it was starting to get good? Always thought curiosity killed the cat." Naruto sharply quipped with a smile.
"HA! I was getting tired of watching you rake in that giant pot of cash after clearing out fifteen tables. Jones himself challenged you and raised the stakes by breaking out seven-hundred billion in gold bars, and then I chipped in my bet!" The gambler heckled back, waving his arms in exaggeration. "I swear to God that you must've had Lady Luck herself sucking your dick real nice for you to win that game!"
"Yeah, yeah! So you've got an eye for talent! That sleight of hand still just wasn't enough for you to beat me, Husk! So what if ol' Squidlips didn't like that he lost? Doesn't change the fact that he made the bet! Should've known better than to play with fire."
"Fuck off, at least I got out in one piece. Jones looked like fried calamari after you were done with him!"
"HEY!" The blond Sinner retorted. "I only take credit for what I've done personally! Not my fault he started that fight. And all I did was bring home the cash and the gold-"
"-while we burned the place to the ground!" Naruto and Husk finished together before they broke down into hysterics.
"OH! You're fuckin' with me?!" Angel burst out with laughter. "I remember watching it on the news! The whole damn place burnt to the ground 'cuz of some out-of-hand brawl. Jesus, foxy, that was you?!" The pornstar had to take in a deep breath of air from laughing so hard. "Shit, Val was plannin' to play there in a few days - fucking pissed him off when he heard what happened!" Did Angel think that the avian feline was his type and wanted to constantly tease Husk? Yes. Was he passing that up in favor of a good story? Also yes.
"...Angel, how did you not remember seeing him walk into the hotel lobby with a sack full of cash and gold? He literally passed right in front of you!" Vaggie asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Eh, must've been the drugs." Angel replied, much to the former Exorcist's disgust.
"Ha ha, still it's good to see you, Husk. Been clearing any tables, lately?" Naruto asked.
"Yeah, I've had better luck whenever you're not around. Get more wins that way!" Husk chuckled.
"I thought that was the case! Finally broke your losing streak, huh?"
"Oh, fuck you Ninetails!"
"Nope! Not interested, and I don't swing that way!"
"But I do~" Angel cut in, getting right into Husk's face with a saucy grin on his face. "How ya doin' pussycat~?"
"...Boss, you'd best start explaining just what the hell do you want with me this time." The gambler grumbled, now in a bad mood from the pornstar's antics.
"My friend, I am doing some charity work so I took it upon myself to volunteer your services. I hope that's okay?" Alastor explained whilst wrapping an arm around Husk's neck.
"...Are you shittin' me?!" The feline Sinner exclaimed in outrage.
"Hmm...No, I don't think so!" Alastor replied, causing Husk to push him away in anger.
"You thought it would be just some big fucking riot just to pull me out of nowhere?!" His temper was starting to boil, now. "You think I'm some kinda fuckin' clown?!"
"...Maybe!"
"I ain't doing no fucking charity job..." Husk grumbled as he crossed his arms...only to slightly jump in surprise when the Radio Demon suddenly appeared right behind him.
"Well, I figured you would be the perfect face to man the front desk of this fine establishment!" Alastor gestured to a renovated front desk, which also served as a bar. Naruto had to admit - the Radio Demon had good taste when it came to renovations. "With your charming smile and welcoming energy, this job was made for you!" Seeing that Husk was still not convinced, the Overlord walked over to the desk. "Don't worry, my friend! I can make this more welcoming...if you wish~" With a wave of his arm, Alastor conjured a bottle of "Cheap Booze" onto the counter.
Husk took a long look at the bottle of alcohol before snarling at the Overlord. "What, you think you can buy me with a wink and some cheap booze?"
Naruto couldn't help but cut in: "Yo, Husk! I'll throw in the good sake that you liked last time."
"SOLD!" Cue the gambling addict immediately jumping behind the counter, making himself at home.
"Hey! Hey, hey, hey! No! No bar! No alcohol!" Vaggie exclaimed, waving her arms exasperatedly to the sides. "This is supposed to be a place that discourages sin! Not some...nasty...brothel...mancave-"
"Shut up!" Angel shouted, tackling the former Exorcist over on her back. "SHUT! UP! We are keeping this!" Pointing over to Husk - who was drinking the offered bottle of booze - with three of his hands, the spider-like Sinner went on to teasingly flirt with the new concierge. Sighing at the pornstar's antics, the whiskered blond went over to help Vaggie up on her feet.
"Vaggie, I know that you feel passionately about out mission-" he assured in a hushed voice, only for Vaggie to raise a hand in cutting him off.
"You of all people should know why, Naruto. It's...how else am I supposed to atone for those years?" she breathed out, careful not to let anyone else overhear her words.
"I know, tenshi." The former shinobi wrapped an arm around her shoulders. "And I for one admire that side of you. But, in a way, having a bar can be a benefit for what we're trying to do here."
"...Dare I ask how?"
Naruto smiled at her words. "Three words: cold turkey relapse."
Vaggie blinked before playfully scoffing at his answer, getting him to chuckle softly as he kissed her cheek. The white-haired woman blushed at his actions, only to school his features as the Radio Demon returned to the spotlight of attention.
"So, what do you think?" Alastor asked the Princess of Hell, who was completely back to her usual bubbly demeanor.
"This is AMAZING~!"
Vaggie took longer to give her answer. "It's...okay."
Satisfied, Alastor then looked Naruto in the eye. "Any commentary from you, Ninetails?"
There was a mutual silence as they stared at each other, one stoic, the other grinning. Finally: "I'll reserve my judgement for now, Alastor." Naruto replied, showing a face of indifference towards the Overlord.
*laughs* "This is going to be very entertaining...!" Alastor announced.
So with a flair of power, he invited everyone into a sort of song and dance, although only Charlie and Nifty were the only ones who fully participated. Not wanting to take part in the festivities, Naruto opted to merely sit on the nearby sofa. He didn't trust the Radio Demon - not by a long shot! - but if Charlie thought it was a good idea to accept his help, then the whiskered blond would stay his claws for the moment.
'I hope you know what your doing, Charlie...'
After the impromptu party, everyone readied themselves to retire for the night. And as per the usual these days, Naruto had to reside in Charlie's suite - which she in turn shared with Vaggie. It was rather intricate with a blend of Western and Oriental styles. The interior of the suite itself looked like a royal bedchamber with a king-sized bed and dining table, while the adjacent bathroom was more akin to a hot spring.
There in the shower, the whiskered blond washed off the day's grime and sweat as he ran soap through his hair. Suddenly, he felt two sets of hands running across his body before his back and chest were smothered by soft mounds.
"Girls, I'm trying to relax..."
"We know~" Charlie teased, lathering soap across his back as Vaggie took care of his front. Not wanting to simply stand there like a statue, Naruto ran his fingers through Vaggie's hair, earning an appreciative moan as he massaged her scalp. "We just wanted to help you be thorough, that's all."
"Oh, that's what you're doing?" He said, raising an eyebrow in amusement as he felt the former Exorcist trace the contours of his abs. "Coulda fooled me."
"Just shut up and let us work, zorrito." Vaggie snapped playfully as she smacked his chest, which elicited a mocking growl that nearly made her weak in the knees.
"Fine, fine." Letting them wash away at his body, the former shinobi then pondered on the day's events and the years they spent getting this far. "Hey, Charlie?"
"Mmhm?" came the reply.
"...Why did you accept Alastor's help? We know the Radio Demon works for no one's benefit but his own. The man is a complete sadistic narcissist with a flair for destroying the lives of others and viewing it as a twisted form of entertainment." Naruto felt Vaggie stop her ministrations, knowing that she too was curious about why the bubbly princess made her decision.
"...It's precisely because of those reasons that I chose to accept."
That wasn't the optimistic voice he'd normally heard from the princess.
His hair stood at one end as he turned to face his blond girlfriend, her warm ruby eyes now a glowing icy sapphire. No, that was the voice and gaze of the persona which he'd unknowingly helped cultivate when he started training Charlie. That voice was sharp, seductive and calculating to a fault. And sometimes, he'd wished he'd never have to hear it again. Checking to make sure, he turned to look back at Vaggie only to see her unmoving, as though frozen in time. Even the water from the showerhead seemed to be fixed in place. The whiskered blond sighed, knowing what was happening.
"Well, well~! If it isn't tall, blond and virile~"
"...Kyrie." Naruto finally responded.
"What's the matter, my love?" The now-named persona of Kyrie asked as she took ahold of Naruto's face beneath his chin. "Are you not happy to see me?"
"We both know the answer to that. But no matter how we feel about you, I believe there was an explanation to be made?"
"Hmph. You are such a killjoy, you know that?" She huffed as she crossed her arms beneath her bust, causing them to push up and jiggle. "Regardless, yes I accepted the deal because of his vices. The man would be all too happy to watch Heaven and Hell burn to ash if it were for a means to achieve some quality entertainment. Furthermore, he'll strive to no end to ensure that his efforts would not go to waste. Better to have someone like Alastor on our side where we can keep a close eye on him, no?"
"So you want to keep your friends and your enemies closer." Naruto replied, his eyes narrowing as a dangerous thought suddenly occurred to him. "That better not include Vaggie."
"Oh please. Like I would do anything to harm the little bird. My better half would never forgive me - even though I'd be doing her a favor." Kyrie chided, walking around the blond Sinner as she cupped his groin. "But then again, I do need someone to share this precious toy with~" She stated whilst stroking his member...
...Only to stop as Naruto grabbed her forearm. "Focus, Kyrie. We both know Alastor didn't survive all these years in Hell just by making deals. He's crafty and dangerous."
"And you aren't?" The seductive persona innocently asked as she started running her hands across Vaggie's inert unresponsive body, paying special attention to the Fallen Angel's C-cup breasts and stomach. "What the man has in experience is in the political sense of things in Hell. Granted he has connections with various other Overlords barring a select few, but other than a few tricks up his sleeve the Radio Demon has no true advantage. Yes he is a fighter and a hunter, but you are better in those aspects. I trust that one of these days, his ambition will outgrow his reach. And I, for one, believe as much as you do that he wants something of us. But until then, I want you both to behave like the good little boys you are~! Sound good?"
Naruto had to forcefully pry his eyes away from Kyrie playing with Vaggie's nipples - a taint darker than the rest of her skin - and instead closed his eyes in irritation. "And if he does step out of line?"
Kyrie coyly smirked as she neared her lover, brushing her sex against his as she wrapped her arms around his neck. "Then you have my permission to do what needs to be done. Until we meet again, darling~!"
The princess blinked as her eyes changed back into those familiar rubies once more, getting a sigh of relief from the whiskered blond as time promptly resumed. Vaggie shivered pleasurably, as though her body had been caressed in great length. "Charlie?" he asked.
"Yeah?" The princess replied, her famili9ar bubbly demeanor having returned full force.
Naruto had thought to tell her what had take place, but thought better of it and instead told her: "Never mind. I'm just tired after today, y'know?"
Charlie smiled as she and Vaggie were finally done with teasing their shared boyfriend. "Mmm, nope! I believe I was promised a Lusty Cream Pie for dessert~"
"Ch-Charlie!" the former shinobi stammered, feeling Vaggie starting to fondle his thick member. "Vaggie, don't you dare-!"
"Oh, no! I want my dessert too, mi amor!" The white-haired beauty protested as she got down on her knees and started showering his groin with kisses and licks.
'...Fuck, why do I even bother? I'll worry about this shit tomorrow...' the whiskered Sinner finally relented as he felt the former Exorcist take his shaft deep within her mouth, her tongue swirling around him; Charlie turning his face towards hers for a deep French kiss.
Naruto proceeded to give his lovers plenty of rich, creamy helpings that very night...
-End-Chapter-
A/N: Well, I hope you've all enjoyed this chapter! But now *yawn!* I really need to get to sleep...
CIAO FOR NOW!