Blackmail
"Is he going to be okay?",you question in worry while looking to Charlie as she walks out of the room. Angel Dust holds your hand as you bite on your thumb. Charlie nods with a soft smile.
"He'll be alright, Niffty is in there with him watching him. Alastor should be on his way soon, he knows more first aid than I do.",Charlie questioned in disbelief and you sigh loudly while shaking your head,"What happened?..."
With a harsh blush on your cheeks your gaze falls to your white fluffy slippers.
"We were just...messing around and he started screaming and cursing. And when I check his cheek was slashed and arm was broken...",you run a hand through your white locks as your heart aches,"...then he passed out and I don't know..."
Angel refrained from screaming once more that you nearly hooked up with Husk. Charlie refrained as well, only knowing Husk as a careless drunk. But she brought her hand up to her chin to think for a moment.
//How is that possible?...//
Thinking of what you said Charlie began to think over on how this could possibly happen. Her eyes widen and she jumped upon hearing static.
"You called me, my dear."
Charlie turns to look at Alastor. Alastors eyes shift to you but you're quick to look away, guilt falls on your heart. Angel looks to you and he's quick to pull you away. Alastor watches with his usual wide smile, yet its tight lipped.
Charlie looks to you and she shakes her head gently while turning to Alastor.
"What did you do to Husk?",Charlie questions while crossing her arms over her chest with a pinching of her brow. Alastor fixes his monocle with a widening of his grin.
"I didn't do anything, Charlie, now why did you call me so late into the evening?",Alastor inquires while bending down to meet eye-level with Charlie. She narrows her eyes and shakes her head slowly while giving him a loud sigh.
"Alastor. We're business partners, I expect honesty.",she says softly while running a hand through her blonde golden locks. Alastor fixes his composure and folds his hands behind his back.
"I didn't do anything. I say this with complete honesty, my dear."
//Can't say much for my friends though.// Alastor thinks with a tight grin.
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You sigh heavily, it was late into the next day and you barely left bed. Completely worried for Husk considering he still had yet to wake up. Angel Dust had to spend the day with Valentino so you were left alone, no one else bothered to come when you made it very clear you wanted to be left alone.
//Another person got hurt around me...// you think with guilt pinching at your stomach. You sat up in bed and ran a hand through your white locks. With a heavy sigh you jumped at the sudden knocking on the door.
You furrow your brows and inhale sharply. Plastering on a fake smile you walk to the door and open it,"Charlie I really app...",you trail off when your eyes meet Alastors.
Your smile immediately falls and you shut the door while hanging your head with a sigh. Pinching your brows together the guilt grows heavier and you open the door.
"How's Husk?",you question while walking away from the door and allowing him to enter. Upon walking inside he sighs while fixing his monocle, shutting the door behind him.
"He's stable he should wake up any hour now.",he reassures you and you nod slowly while hugging yourself. Turning to him you jump slightly to see him just a few inches in front of you. Before you can react he pulls you close and wraps his arms around you.
Your eyes widen and you swallow hard.
//I can't do this anymore...//
You sigh heavily and clench your eyes while wrapping your arms around his waist and resting your head against his chest. You shake your head gently and Alastor nearly feels an entire weight lift off his chest and being when you return the embrace.
//She's hugging me.//
"Oh how I longed to feel your warm embrace, my dear.",he whispers gingerly to you while running his gloved hand over your soft hair. You felt your heart warm up and you sniffle against his chest.
"Shut up. I'm still severely mad at you.",you attempt to say in a stern tone yet it comes out shaky and faltering. You hear Alastors chuckle vibrate through his chest and you can't help the smile that cracks on your lips.
You missed that sound.
You pulled away and looked up at him. His grin softened at the sight of your warm smile and he gently cupped your cheek. // And there's that smile. //
"A rabbit is quite suiting for you, (Y/N).",Alastor says softly while stroking the hair that resembles two ears laying flat. You snort and shove him away while wiping the drying tears from your eyes. Crossing your arms over your chest you prop out one hip.
"Says the deer.",you reply back with a soft laugh and smile.
Alastor could not describe how joyous he was to be interacting with you as if nothing ever happened. He steps forward once more and places a hand over your rosy cheek,"I cannot express enough how much I missed you..." When he leans down you're quick to put your hand up and shake your head. His brows pinch together as you pull his hand away.
"Just because I...I forgive you doesn't mean we jump right back into where we left off.",you sigh and pinch the bridge of your nose,"A lot has happened. For you and me...for now we should just...keep things simple."
Alastor nods slowly yet you are unaware to the way his fists ball up behind his back. With his usual and signature grin he raises one hand,"I'll see you tomorrow, my dear. Sleep well." With a snap of his fingers he disappears leaving you alone in the room once more.
You ran a hand through your hair and clasped your hands over one another on the nape of your neck. You breathe out a heavy sigh and looked around.
"How is he still hot...",you wonder aloud with a warming of your cheeks.
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Husk awake with a soft groan. Sitting up his arm throbs in pain as does his head yet its manageable for him. He glances around the guest room he currently resides in inside the hotel. His eyes land on Alastor and he snorts while reaching up to gently touch his cheek.
“A bit overboard don’t you think?”,he states bluntly. Alastor simply chuckles darkly and fixes his monocle while rising from the seat and folding his hands behind his back. He shrugs nonchalantly.
“That was just a warning my old friend.”,he states and Husk looks at him with narrowed eyes,”Never touch her again.”
He rubs his bag ridden eyes,”You know how I feel about her, Al. I’m not going to give up so easily. If you wipe me from existence we both know she’ll really never forgive you.”
Both men know that Husk is right. If Alastor pulled another stunt as he did that night at the ball you really would never forgive him. The idea of you not speaking to him for all of eternity was something that genuinely instilled fear into him.
Husk knew he had gotten Alastor with that when he stilled. Yet he didn’t like the loud laugh Alastor let out afterwards.
Alastor nodded slowly and walks to Husk’s bedside, to which he bent over and tilted his head slightly.
“That is true! She would be very upset, unfortunately. So of course I cannot wipe you from existence no matter how tempted I am.”,Husk watches as Alastors red glowing eyes switch to black dials. His dark antlers seem to grow slightly out of his red and black locks.
“But you do remember why you are indebted to me...”
Alastors voice is surrounded with static and Husk feels his heart stop.
“Now how do you think the positive and smiley little (Y/N) would react to finding out why someone as pure as her landed in Hell...”,Alastor laughs maniacally as Husk stares down at his lap with wide eyes,”How would she react to knowing she will never see her beloved parents in the pearly white city up above?”
Husk doesn’t look at Alastor. He feels his palms sweating and heart racing.
“You think I’m the selfish one? What nonsense!...Even I didn’t damn the woman I love to an eternity of suffering just so I could see her.”,Alastor laughs once more before standing up straight. Fixing his composure he returns to his normal physical state and he grins down at Husk.
“Don’t ever lay a hand on her again, or we’ll see who she’ll truly hate for an eternity she wasn’t destined for.”
“You are at fault too.”,Alastor stops raising his hand when Husk responds back with a stiff voice. Alastor chuckles softly and nods.
“True. But it was a deal that you made.”
With that Alastor snaps his fingers and leaves Husk alone in the room. His thoughts running as he places his uninjured hand over his racing heart. His thick brows pinch together and he internally curses.
//Fuck...//