Loved by Demons

Palace in the Clouds

A Few Days Later...

Charlie's P.O.V

I feel myself come out of last night's sleep with a lasting sense of dread. I almost never consistently feel that way and that fact that I am means something's definitely wrong. But I try to smile anyway, my hope that my attempts to be happy will make me happy as I sit up in bed. Vaggie's not asleep next to me, but she's sitting on the edge looking at me fondly while holding a cup of coffee. Even though we're not very far away, I can still smell it from where I am. It's my favorite kind, which already makes me feel a bit better about today. Though I do wish I could've seen Vaggie asleep next to me upon waking up. The way her hair flutters from her soft breathing is just so cute.

"Feeling alright, hun?" She asks, holding out the coffee for me to take.

I grab it from her, grasping it gingerly in both hands, and blow on it before taking a sip. The warm, tasteful liquid feels so..invigorating and I don't even have to think about thanking her before my mouth moves on its own.

"Thanks for making this" I tell her, Vaggie smiling warmly at my words, "It does make this an easier and much more pleasant start to today."

"Of course, Charlie. You know I'll do whatever I can to make you happy" My girlfriend reassures me.

I nod.

"Are they still gone?" I ask her.

"Yes, they're still gone" Vaggie answers, knowing full well who I'm referring to.

Angel and Cherri haven't been seen in the hotel since that time I had a talk with them a couple days ago. It was after I got all the patrons squared away with rooms and explanations of the hotel's services and Vaggie came to me. Even though we both saw Angel and Y/N on 666 News and knew the ramifications of their actions, which is what got both of us mad, it's what Vaggie told me that happened when they got home that made it hard for me to hide it. She said that Vox appeared out of nowhere, threatened this place and everyone in it, and disappeared. And, apparently, Angel said to Vaggie why he did it, along with a promise he made with her. Being reminded of what they did, along with being rather tired, I felt my repressed anger bubbling to the surface. I got Cherri, Y/N, and Angel in one room, Cherri still dazed and Y/N still bloody, and lost control a little bit. I must've let my demonic side show a bit because after raising my voice at them and saying a few things that I now regret saying to them, one of them being that they should get out, Angel and Y/N looked at me with fear in their eyes. But when I paused and saw how they were scared of me, I began to feel sad, because I don't want anyone to be afraid of me. I left the room to go be by myself, but when I went to look for them later on, they had seemingly vanished. What's worse is that I didn't give them the surprise Vaggie, Niffty and I had gotten for them. I ended up crying for a bit before just going to bed that night.

It wasn't the last we saw of Y/N, though. Niffty said that she saw him in the kitchen around meal times, Dia and a few of the new patrons reported seeing him and Vaggie and I occasionally caught glimpses of him too. I would try to get him to stop, so I could run up to him and talk, and a few times it worked. Despite me feeling right to be mad, I still wanted to give him the surprise. What it was was new clothes that we went to buy them. Niffty got their measurements, though I didn't ask how, and I thought they'd like it. Y/N quietly thanked me and said that he'd tell Angel and Cherri about it before teleporting away. Vaggie and I spotted him a few more times after that, but he wouldn't talk to us. Vaggie looked a bit sad by it and I was no exception either. Niffty also became sadder, since she can't hug him, snuggle him, and sit in his lap as much as she'd like to.

"Was I too harsh on them, Vaggie?" I ask, unsure of myself, "I mean, I don't like being mean to people, but they kept doing bad things when we specifically asked them not too. Could I have maybe phrased my words better?"