Y/N POV
After getting dressed, I head downstairs. Before coming out of the stairwell, I hear a lot more voices than there were when I got here. Timidly, I walk out of the hall and see an extremely tall figure talking with Charlie. They seem to be a humanoid spider.
Charlie sees me and beckons me to come to meet them. "N/n! This is Angel dust! He's one of our tenants here at the hotel!"
He laughs, "Your only tenant!" Even though I am much taller now that I am a demon, I feel dwarfed in comparison. "Well, aren't you absolutely gorgeous toots?! That sweater makes you look fabulous." As I looked at him, I realized he was much more fabulous than me. I always wished I could put together an outfit, but he was a natural at it.
I blushed. "Thank you Angel dust! I really appreciate it!"
"Oh just call me Angel. Ang works too."
"Alright, Angel." I grinned at him. "You are so pretty too. I love your hair, it looks so fluffy!"
He plays with his hair, "Thanks, toots! It takes a long time to make it look like this."
He walked me over to the bar that the cat-bird thing was sitting behind. "Hey Husk, how 'bout you get us two shots, hun?"
Husk glared. In a raspy voice, he said, "Don't call me hun, bitch." He turned to the back of the wall.
I introduced myself to Husk, "Hi I'm N/n, it's nice to meet you." His response was a grunt in my general direction.
I tapped Angel on the shoulder. "Sorry I don't really drink."
"Then what do you do for fun?" He laughed at me.
"I sing! It's my favorite hobby."
"Then you should sing something for me! I would love to hear your voice."
I hesitated at his request. If Al came around he would probably recognize my singing voice. "I don't really like singing in front of people."
"Ah, it's okay. We all get a little stage-fright."
Charlie came up behind the both of us as Angel downed his shot. "Hey Angel, I know that you just met N/n, but could you take her shopping for some clothes? She's new to Hell and she needs some clothes before starting work tomorrow."
He coughed as he swallowed his shot. "You're new?! Hell yeah, I'll take you shopping!"
At that point, he was basically dragging me out the door. "Guess we are best friends now." I thought to myself as I laughed.
Angel took me to a lot of different stores, and it felt like I tried on hundreds of outfits. I felt bad buying outfits with his money, but he just brushed it off. "Hey, it's not every day I get to create someone's wardrobe from the ground up!"
We got a bunch of outfits, I don't even think I could name all of them. There were pants, crop tops, and sweaters in the bunch but I had a few favorite outfits.
One was a simple, purple sleeveless tee with a sweetheart neckline, black pants, and a black, oversized button-up shirt that I would wear over the top of it.
Another outfit was some black overalls, with a pink undershirt and black high-top shoes. But my all-time favorite outfit (and Angel's favorite too) was a light-violet sundress that came to just above my knees, and simple light-violet flats with ribbons that wrapped around my calves. Angel said it complimented my eyes.
We headed home with hands full of shopping bags. "That was so fun N/n! You are gonna look so good in your new outfits. You're lucky you had me to help you."
I giggled at his pride. "I couldn't have done it without you Ang! Thanks for making me look so good! Did you get anything for yourself? I didn't see you grab anything."
"I got this rockin' black and white fur coat to go with my new black corset. I have to see Valentino soon, so I have to look my best." He gave me a pained smile. I guess he didn't like his boss. It didn't bother me that he was a sex worker, it just bothered me that he was that nervous to see his boss. "Something must've happened," I thought to myself.
We were about to walk back into the hotel when a shiver ran up my spine. "Hmm, I must be cold. I didn't think Hell could get chilly." I opened the door for Angel and I walked in behind him. Just up ahead was a familiar back silhouette. With dread I realized, it was Alastor. That's why I had chills, I could sense him.
Angel just casually strode past him like nothing was wrong. I needed to remember my 9th-grade acting lessons NOW. I guess he hadn't noticed me quite yet, but his ears perked up when I walked in. He was in deep conversation with Charlie and Vaggie. Thankfully, neither glanced my way.
I guess I would have to act like I barely know him. Just that I've heard the stories of him being an Overlord. He turned around towards me and I pasted an apprehensive but friendly smile on my face. Charlie looked at me, "This is our new hire, N/n. N/n, this is Alastor. I'm sure you've already heard of him.
Both Charlie and Vaggie had nervous smiles on their faces. I was grateful he couldn't see the looks they were giving me. Hoping I could keep up the act, I lept into my role. I held out my hand to him. "It's nice to finally meet you Alastor."
He glanced at me longer than I wish he would have, but he eventually shook my hand. "It's nice to meet you, my dear." I held in my terror as he took my hand, my memories flashing back to that awful night. I hoped he hadn't seen it in my eyes.
"I'm glad we got a new hire, Charlie! I'm sure N/n will be a great addition to our team." He looked away from me. He seemed distracted by something. "Unfortunately, I will not be around often because I have some other important business to attend to. But it was very nice meeting you N/n."
He hurried out the door without looking behind him. I let out my breath, relieved that he was gone. "Hey N/n, can I talk to you for a second?" Charlie held the door to her office open for me. "Of course Charlie."
I sat down in the chair at the front of the desk. Charlie sat down at her desk and started talking. "As you can probably tell, Alastor is looking for you. It seems that he has been looking for you nonstop. He even asked Vaggie and me if we had seen a girl with black angel wings."
I nodded. "I will keep them tucked away for as long as I can. I will only open them in my room. Does Angel know about this situation? I don't want him to tell Alastor that I just arrived in Hell, he would be suspicious."
"No, I haven't told Angel yet. Would you like to tell him yourself? You two seem better friends."
"I think it would be better for him to know the scope of the situation."
"I agree." She stopped for a second. I thought she was done, so I got up to walk out. "Oh, I almost forgot! I have a surprise for you!"
She pulled a book out from her desk. It looked like a really old dictionary, it didn't even have a title. "I pulled this from my dad's library and brought it back here. This has some beginner defensive spells and some offensive. Since you are the Dark Angel, I believe you could learn any spell you set your mind to!"
I took the book from her and marveled at how much power lay in my hands. Could I become more powerful than Alastor? "Thank you so much, Charlie!"
"I'm so happy you like it N/n! Just make sure to practice in private or if only me, Vaggie, or Angel are around. I'm sure you've met Husk but I don't think you've met Nifty. She helps to clean up the hotel. She and Husk were hired by Al, and Nifty seems to be best friends with him. So, just be careful."
"I appreciate this so much. Thank you for helping me."
"Of course!"
Alastor's POV
I can't search for Y/n effectively. If I start asking around for her, other Overlords would understand who I'm looking for. I went to the hotel to ask Charlie if she'd seen her, but she and Vaggie haven't seen anything.
I would think that Y/n would've gone to the hotel first, especially if she was trying to hide from me. "Did another Overlord catch her?" I pushed the thought out of my mind. She would have to be safe, or I would hear rumors about her being with another Overlord.
Charlie introduced me to their new hire for the hotel. I wish she wouldn't bother me with such trivial things at this time. The new lady seemed nice but I wasn't paying much attention, my mind was on Y/n.
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