Unlocking your new room you take a glance around the room and sigh. Angel walked in and flopped on the bed making you chuckle. Lifting up the blankets with your cane you look under the bed and nod.

"Pretty comfy right?" You hum in agreement with the spider and open up the red curtains.

"Red was never really my colour," taking out a small blade hidden as a tooth on your cane you cut the end of your index finger and put a drop in each corner of the room. Giving a small chant suddenly the room was twice as big. "Much better," Angel looks up and stumbles off the bed.

"You and your damn voodoo," giving a bow for the spider you bang you cane on the ground five times and everything suddenly turned purple, black or grey. The back wall of the bed was now a grey wallpaper with black velvet patterns. Other walls were a toned down purple, the bed being a darker shade of said colour. The bed now had a four posters and purple curtains for privacy. At the foot of the bed was a leather trunk full of your voodoo equipment. A sofa replaced the wardrobe, considering you did conjure up a walk in closet connected to the bathroom. By the sofa was a large bookshelf and desk.

"What do you think?" You turned to Angel who narrowed his eyes.

"Too goth for me but it's cute... where's the tv?" Sighing with a faint smile you click your fingers and a tv reappeared on the table across the bed. "That's more like it!" Angel was quick to switch on the tv and lay back in bed as you walked to the bathroom and sorted out toiletries that had appeared.

"Don't mind me," you walked back out and opened the trunk. Taking out a velvet cloth and many other items you walked to an empty table and started to set up your altar. Angel watched you carefully place a rag doll at the centre of the altar.

"What's that?" Looking back you see your friend point at the doll.

"That, mon Ange, is a doll my mother made," you sighed and lit a few candles.

"Is it a replica or the real thing?" Angel walks to your side as you placed a few flowers in the dolls arms.

"Original from my mortal life..."

"How did you get it down here?" He says in disbelief.

"Being a voodoo queen gives you a one way access to the after life, Mon Ange, most of these things are from my mortal life," Angel kneels down beside you and wraps an arm around you.

"I think it's neat," you chuckle in agreement. "I don't know about you, but I'm hungry,"

"I could eat," standing up you pour a glass of wine in a small glass and place it in front of the doll. "Mama," you mumble quietly to the doll in respect before walking out with Angel who had never seen this side of you.

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"I have to say... this food isn't exactly... wonderful," you poke at the sloppy noddles, a sad excuse for Chinese food.

"Sorry... we don't have anything in the pantry..." Charlie says, obviously embarrassed.

"Well why didn't you just say so?" You dust off your skirt and summon your cane. "Give me a second," whistling a tune, you walk to the kitchen as everyone follows. Taking out the same small blade you cut another finger and smear on a weird symbol on the pantry door. Mumbling a small spell your e/c eyes glow a bright purple. Knocking three times on the door it open to reveal a fully stocked pantry.

"Woah..." you grin at Charlie's amazement. You repeated the same action in the freezer. Sucking on the cut you rid it of blood before covering it with a bandage.

"Now, I would cook, but baking is more my forte,"

"Leave it to me!" Niffty squeals and rushes to the pantry soon coming out with a basket of ingredients.

"Try your best not to wipe off the sigil, I don't care for repeating spells," you look at Niffty who salutes before going off to begin cooking. Looking back at the group you see a mixture of expression; Angel was smirking, Charlie was holding in a happy squeal, Vaggie was scowling, Husk didn't really care and Alastor had his usual grin.

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"Now this is more like it," you happily enjoyed the classic spaghetti dish. Sipping at your water you eye everyone who was chatting to themselves. "Uhm, Angel,"

"Yeah?" You turn to the spider by your side.

"How... how is Valentino?"

"Val? He seemed pretty angry at the studio, didn't say why though," you give a nod and get back to your food. "Why?"

"Oh, no reason, just wondering," you fiddle with your cutlery before turning to him. "Was Vox there?" You whispered, hoping no one else heard. However, Alastor heard this and shifted his gaze to you.

"Tv dude? Yeah, he and Val were just chatting with that doll girl... whats her name?"

"Velvet," you quietly answer.

"Yeah, her, she was there too, they were eating take out," nodding again you finish your meal and stand up.

"Lovely dinner, Niffty, thank you," the small demon collected the empty plates when everyone was done.

"You're welcome! Don't worry, I'll clean up,"

"Good thing, cause I ain't doing shit," Husk grumbles and walks to the bar. Shaking your head you soon walk to the elevator with Angel. Soon arriving on the right floor you walk out a bid Angel goodnight before closing the door and getting ready for bed.

~~~

I give you my love ❤️

- Anna ❤️