a deal
"A deal?"
Alastor nods while placing down the coffee he had prepared. You blink back and narrow your eyes slightly. He grins and sits straight in his seat. "I can help you stay away from drugs." He states this in such a simple way and you snort. You bring the coffee cup to your lips and give him a pointed look.
"I thought you didn't believe recovery was possible.",you state plainly as you place down the cup. Alastor waves dismissively with a nod of head head.
"Oh no I do think its all silly nonsense. But I'm not offering recovery, I'm offering sobriety in its full form." You were only growing more confused by his statements and words. Your brows pinched and Alastor could see the confusion riddled across your lovely features. "I can guarantee with my assistance you will never touch a drug again."
You narrow your eyes,"So what's the deal?"
You could have sworn Alastors eyes shifted colors for a moment there. Your heart nearly stopped at the red flash. I need to calm down...you think to yourself.
"I will assure you never have the inclination to do drugs again and in return, you hand over yourself to me."
Your eyes widen and you lean forward with a bit of a soft scoff,"What?" Alastor rolls his eyes and chuckles darkly. "What do you mean I hand over myself? I'll belong to you?" You inquire and Alastor casually nods. You narrow your eyes slightly and glance around. Shaking your head gently you couldn't believe the audacity of him to bring you here and speak nonsense.
Alastor sighs softly and he recognizes the head shake of disbelief. You reach for the door and Alastor tries his hand at someone you seem to not hold a disdain towards. "Did Husk tell you how we became associates?" You pause with your gloved hand outstretched to the knob. Alastor feels a bit of an uncomfortable feeling at the fact that that is what grabbed your attention.
"He was a man oh so madly in love with a woman stuck in an abusive relationship.",you turned to Alastor, your arms crossing over your chest. He brings the cup of coffee up to his lips and takes a drink. You sigh and sit back down across from him. He hums with satisfaction and places the cup back down.
"She refused to leave her husband considering they had a child together. The lovesick fool confessed to me in a bar and I proposed him a deal." You felt uneasy about listening to something involving Husk without his presence. But you were already this far and your curiosity was getting the best of you.
Alastor continued once you seemed to grow less tense,"If I managed to get her out of the relationship he would belong to me for eternity. Do as I say and when I say it." Your eyes widen slightly and brows lower. Your fingers fiddle in your lap as your ankles cross.
"Did you manage to get her out?",you inquire with a bit of an aching heart for the woman. He nods with a gentle grin.
"It was a deal, I always keep my deals. I gave her a few thousand dollars and she disappeared. Her husband was in so much distress he killed himself but I can't lie and say I don't find it hilarious.",he chuckles to himself and you honestly felt the same. Alastor sighs longingly and grins at you. "So Husk works for me. If I say "jump" he will say "how high"."
You felt your disdain for Alastor shift as he said this.
You shake your head while reaching up and pinching the bridge of your nose,"You say this but its much different than drug addiction. You can magically make it disappear." Alastor chuckles and pushes up his glasses. He crosses one leg over the other and presses his fingertips together.
"Well thats the beauty of it. I can."
You narrow your eyes and stare him down. You shake your head gently,"So you make my addiction go away but I belong to you? Just like Husk."
Alastor nods with a grin across his lips,"More so I can assure you will never do another drug."
You didn't believe Alastor. You think he must be drunk or high himself but he's as sober as a priest. He must be joking with this. You let out a dry chuckle and nod, standing up. Alastor grins and he tugs off his black gloves, holding out his hand.
"So it's a deal then?"
You look down at his hand and with hesitation you tug off your satin glove and reach out. As you stare into his eyes your hand clasps around him.
"Deal."
When he shakes your hand you feel electricity run up your arm and strike something deep within you, you gasp softly and place your hand over your heart.
Alastor pulls his hand back and puts his glove back on. With a soft smile he looks to you,"Do you need a ride back to the hotel?" You blink back and look to him with a gentle shake of your head. You turn to leave until your curiosity gets the best of you. His smile wavers slightly when you step towards him.
"What do you gain from this? If this even proves to be true. I have nothing to offer you that you don't already have or can obtain. Why this fruitless deal with me?",you ask while looking up at him through your lashes. He looks down at you and notices how close to you are to him, he could almost lean down and just....
He shakes his head of any improper thoughts and can't stop himself from reaching out and running the pad of his gloved thumb beneath your eye. "I fear you may have something I will want in the future, my dear." He blows the eyelash from his thumb and for once you see genuine emotion on his tanned features.
Your disdain for Alastor has now left, instead it shifted to indifference, curiosity, and now full-fledged fascination.
You nod and turn away with reddening cheeks,"Goodnight, Alastor." You hurry to leave his home, afraid you'd do something to feel physical comfort. You walk through the halls with your hand placed over your heart. For a moment it hurts then the pain subsides. You huff out in pain and clear your chest.
I'll visit the doctors at some point.
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“(Y/N)! Wake up!”
You groan and roll over in bed, tugging the covers up over your head. Charlie shakes you with a loud groan and whisper shouts. You wince when she begins to smack your head with flying hands. You groan and get up abruptly while smacking the back of her head.
“What!”,you shout and Charlie frowns while smacking your shoulder with wide eyes.
“Mom and dad are on their way here!”,she whisper shouts and your eyes widen. You grasp the sheets and shake your head.
“What!? Why didn’t you tell me ahead of time!”,you whisper shout back with wide eyes and messy hair. You quickly wipe the drool from your chin and cheeks. Charlies eyes are wide and shes wearing her usual flapper style dress. Her short blonde bob is slightly frizzy.
She shakes her head,”I didn’t even know! But they said they had business here! Hurry up and get dressed they just left the train station!” You feel uneasy and Charlie hurriedly leaves the room to go make sure everything is in top shape for your parents surprised arrival.
“Oh fuck fuck fuck!!”,you whisper curse while scrambling towards the bathroom. You get ready at an alarming pace and feel uneasy the entire time, your entire body shaking.
You loved your parents and they loved you. But you felt so much pressure from them. Your mother was a popular model, actress, and singer. Your father a feared CEO that owned nearly the entire country. When you became a model your parents expressed their disappointment in your line of choice. And you couldn’t begin to describe their disappointment towards Charlie when she opened this hotel.
You hadn’t seen them since the night you overdosed.
They visited you while you were in comatose for four days but you hadn’t seen them anytime after.
You were terrified of facing them.
As you tugged on the black pantyhose you suddenly realized something. You hadn’t touched a drug since you lost your packet that Seviathan had given you. And you found yourself not going through withdrawals. You slowly looked down to your hand with pinched brows.
You shook your head with a snort, placebo effect.
You inhaled deeply and tugged on your glove. You heard a soft knock at the door and looked to see Niffty walk in with a wide smile,”Charlotte called you down.”
You nod and she leaves the room silently. You exhale deeply and raise a hand to rest over your racing heart.