The bittersweet victory

Chapter Fifteen: Angel's soul

"Hey Husker" Husker looked up from his drink to see Cherri bomb "Oh hey Cherri" He responded "Do you know where Angel is? I've been texting him for the past thirty minutes" She asked "He's obsessing over his chest fluff again and left his phone on the bed" Husker explained "Ah alright, he'd usually have his phone on him while doing that" Cherri sat down at the bar "I guess he forgot today" Husker shrugged "Yeah, anyway, have you given him his soul back yet?" She asked "No, I haven't" Husker replied, "Why not?" Cherri questioned "Well I was planning on it, but I'm worried if I did and Valentino found out he'd try to take Angel's soul back" Husker explained "So you're basically trying to keep it safe?" Cherri asked "Pretty much" Husker replied, "How do you know he'd try anything though?" Cherri questioned "Well even while I own Angel's soul he's still trying to get him back, hell he even attacked Angel last week" Husker explained "Wait he attacked Angel?" Cherri sounded surprised "Yeah, did Angel not tell you?" Husker asked "No he didn't tell me," Cherri said, frustrated "Why didn't you kill that bastard?" She asked, "Well I did kinda kill him, but I didn't have angelic weapons" Husker explained "You better kill that bastard if he does it again" Cherri almost sounded like she was threatening Husker "I will, I just don't want to pick a fight with the Vees," Husker said.

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"Fucks sake" Angel muttered, trying to comb through a particularly difficult knot, "Legs you ok?" Husker asked, walking into their room "Yeah I'm fine, just this fucking knot" Angel replied "You need help?" Husker asked "No it's fine" Angel replied "Alright, well Cherri is at the bar waiting for you," Husker said leaving the room "Alright" Angel responded, still focused on the knot.

"Finally" Angel pulled the knot out "That took way too long" He groaned as he started quickly styling it before doing his makeup.

"Hey Cherri" Angel sat down at the bar "Hey dickhead, what took ya so long?" She asked "My chest fluff was knotted, I must have slept on it weird," He explained, "I don't really remember though" He added, "You sure you just slept after Husker dragged you out of the club?" Cherri joked "Husker dragged me out the club?" Angel asked "Yeah," Cherri replied, "Guess he wanted you for himself" She joked "Gross" Husker muttered "Your cats getting grumpy Angie" Cherri chuckled "Awh what's wrong Whiskers" Angel teased "I just don't like her suggesting I would take of advantage of you being drunk" Husker said "You know I wouldn't mind Kitty" Angel said "You should" Husker held back a hiss, "You're no fun" Cherri rolled her eyes "It isn't no fun too not take advantage of him" Husker hissed "He does it all the time" Cherri argued "That doesn't make it any better, its still assault " Husker spat  "Husker it's fine" Angel said "No Angel it isn't" Husker sighed "It's assault Angel, why don't you understand that" Husker asked "I do understand!" Angel yelled back, getting up and walking away. "Good job, you've upset him" Cherri turned to Husker "It's not my fault" He hissed back "You suggested I'd take advantage of him" He added "Oh so owning his soul isn't taking advantage of him? You really think he can say no to you?" She rolled her eyes, "Just get out" Husker spat "Fine, dickhead" Cherri walked out "Fucking twat" She added as she slammed the door.

"Angel?" Husker slowly opened their door "What?" Angel responded, not looking at Husker, "Are you ok?" Husker sat down on the bed with him "Yeah, I'm fine" Angel brushed him off "Did I do something wrong?" He asked "No, I'm fine" Angel still wouldn't look at Husker "You don't need to tell me, but I'm here if you need anything," Husker said, Angel didn't say anything, "Do you wanna talk?" Husker asked "Not really" Angel replied, "Okay, want me to leave?" Husker offered, "No" Angel shook his head slightly, "Alright, just tell me when your ready to talk" Husker didn't say anything else, he just waited for Angel to want to talk.

Husker was half asleep when he noticed Angel sitting up to scoot closer to him, resting his head on Husker's chest, he noticed Angel's eyeliner was smudged onto his cheeks. Husker didn't say anything, just wrapped his wing around Angel, hopping it would comfort him. "Husker?" Angel had assumed he was asleep "Yeah?" Husker opened his eyes fully "Shit I thought you where sleeping" Angel muttered "Only half" Husker said "You wanna tell me what's wrong yet?" he asked "It's really dumb" Angel muttered "If it upset you it's not dumb" Husker said "You can tell me" He added "I just don't like thinking about how I let people take advantage off me" Angel admitted "Then why let them do it?" Husker asked "I don't know" Angel admitted, "It's just what I'm use too" he guessed "I get it, it's hard to stop doing things your use to, even if it hurts" Husker tried to comfort him "But if it hurts you should stop, even though its hard" He added "I wish I could" Angel half muttered "You can, you just need help" Husker wrapped his arm around Angel "It will take time but I'll help you" He added "Thanks" Angel wrapped his arms around Husker.